Saudi Arabia’s beach football team have jumped 91 spots in five years to reach a world ranking of 23, according to the latest classification issued by the International Beach Soccer Federation this August.
This year, the team progressed from 29 to 25, before hitting the current high of 23 — fifth-best in Asia and fourth among Arab nations — and is the highest spot they have ever reached.
Last year, the Greens joined the top 50 teams in the world, before ending the year at 35.
The Saudi team were ranked at 114 in 2019, before rising to 98 in 2020, then 95 in 2021.
