Pre-World Cup 2026 friendlies: Serbia-Saudi Arabia, likely lineups

Serbia and Saudi Arabia face each other at 6 p.m. in a test match in Bačka Topola in preparation for the 2026 World Cup in North America. The Slavs, who failed to qualify for the rainbow event, are on the hunt for redemption after a narrow defeat in a friendly a few days ago against Spain. The Saudis led by Hervé Renard, on the other hand, have qualified, albeit painfully, for the World Cup, where they will play in Group H along with Uruguay, Spain and Cape Verde.

Mitrovic and Birmancevic form the offensive tandem of the Serbs, who field Stankovic, Gudelj and Milinkovic-Savic in midfield. On the flanks are Mimovic and Kostic.

Al Buraikan is the offensive point man for the Arabs, who will deploy Al Faraj, Kanno, Al Juwajr, Al Ghannam in midfield. The full-backs will be Abdulhamid and Yahya.

Serbia-Saudi Arabia, the probable lineups
SERBIA (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Pavlovic, Terzic; Mimovic, Stankovic, Gudelj, Kostic; Milinkovic-Savic; Birmancevic, Mitrovic.
SAUDI ARABIA (5-4-1): Al Aqidi; Abdulhamid, Al Amri, Lajami, Kadesh, Yahya; Al Faraj, Kanno, Al Juwajr, Al Ghannam; Al Buraikan.

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