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Al-Jaber in the National team







He received his first cap for the national football team in 1992 and as of June 13 2006 he has played 161 international matches and scored 44 goals.

Following a rapid rise to prominence in his club career at Al-Hilal, he was called up for the full national side in January 1990 and featured highly in their World Cup appearances.

Following injuries and the disastrous World Cup 2002 placing of the team, Al Jaber decided to retire from international football but he was tempted back by Saudi Arabia’s Argentine coach Gabriel Calderon in early 2005 for their World Cup 2006 campaign.

Aged 33 years as-of June 2006, Al Jaber is still active with the Sons of Deserts, having spent half of his life steering the team to four consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.

Al Jaber made his first real mark as a national player during Saudi Arabia's qualifying campaign for the USA 94, finding the net three times in their crucial 4-3 victory over Iran to book their debut World Cup appearance. The team made history by reaching the second round and Al Jaber made his contribution by scoring a crucial goal from the penalty spot in the opening round 2-1 win over Morocco.

Al Jaber also played in Saudi Arabia’s three matches at France 98 and his goal in the 2-2 draw with South Africa made him the first Asian player to score in two consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.
He was struggling with injuries by the time of Saudi Arabia’s disastrous campaign in Korea/Japan 2002, where they exited after three group defeats, including an 8-0 rout at the hands of Germany.

He retired but returned to the national team for the Germany 2006 campaign. He scored in the 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup qualifying round and got another two in the return fixture as Saudi Arabia booked an early spot in the finals.

He made his first 2006 World Cup appearance coming on as a substitute after 80 minutes of Saudi Arabia's opening game of the tournament against Tunisia. The game was tied 1-1, but only 90 seconds after entering the game, he scored for Saudi Arabia. However Tunisia snatched a late equaliser and the match finished 2-2.


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