Mohammed Al-Kharashy
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Mohammed Al-Kharashy is a football manager from Saudi Arabia
.
In the 1998 FIFA World Cup
finals, he took charge of the Saudi Arabia national football team
for their final group match, after original manager Carlos Alberto Parreira
was fired after two losses and saw the team eliminated from contention. Saudi Arabia played South Africa
to a 2-2 draw in that match.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
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In the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
finals, he took charge of the Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
for their final group match, after original manager Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
was fired after two losses and saw the team eliminated from contention. Saudi Arabia played South Africa
South Africa national football team
The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...
to a 2-2 draw in that match.