00:06Group G of the FIFA World Cup comprises Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Zealand. Touching on the
00:13Belgians, they are currently ranked 9th in the world. They have 15 appearances at the World Cup
00:18which includes qualifying for this one. Their best performance is a third place finish in
00:22Russia in 2018. Belgium are the cleft favourites to win their group and advance to the knockout
00:28stages. Players to look out for include Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku just to name a
00:33couple. Switching to Group H, the teams are Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.
00:41Tonight the focus is on the Green Falcons, that being the nickname of Saudi Arabia who
00:46are ranked 61st. This World Cup will make it 7 times that Saudi Arabia have qualified to
00:51the prestigious FIFA tournament. Their best finish is the Round of 16 which they achieved
00:56at the 1994 World Cup in the USA. Even though the World Cup stage is not new to the Asians,
01:02they are seen as the underdogs in their group along with Cape Verde. One of the players to
01:08look out for is captain and talisman Salim al-Dawsari.
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