|  | World Cup Qualifiers - Standing |  | | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1978 - First Round - Group (C) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 2 | Syria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 3 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1982 - First Round - Group (B) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 8 | 1 | Iraq | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 2 | Qatar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 3 | Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | 4 | Syria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 5 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1982 - Second Round |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | 2 | China PR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | 3 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 1 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1990 - First Round - Group (B) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | 1 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | 2 | Yemen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 3 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1990 - Second Round |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Korea Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 | 1 | Emirates | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 2 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 3 | China PR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 4 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 5 | Korea DPR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 6 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1994 - First Round - Group (E) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 10 | 1 | Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 8 | 2 | Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | 3 | Macau | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 46 | -45 | 0 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1994 - Second Round |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 1 | Korea Republic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | 2 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 3 | Iraq | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 4 | 5 | Korea DPR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1998 - First Round - Group (A) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 | 1 | Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | 3 | Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 1998 - Second Round - Group (A) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 14 | 1 | Iran | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | 2 | China PR | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 3 | Qatar | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | 4 | Kuwait | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 5 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2002 - First Round - Group (J) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 18 | 1 | Vietnam | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 | 3 | Mongolia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 1 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2002 - Second Round - Group (A) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 | 1 | Iran | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | 2 | Bahrain | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 | 3 | Iraq | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 | 4 | Thailand | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 | 5 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2006 - First Round - Group (H) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 18 | 1 | Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 | 2 | Turkmenistan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 | 3 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 1 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2006 - Second Round - Group (A) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 14 | 1 | Korea Republic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | 2 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 | 3 | Kuwait | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2010 - Third Round - Group (D) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 15 | 1 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 | 2 | Singapore | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 6 | 3 | Lebanon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2010 - Fourth Round - Group (B) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Korea Republic | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | 1 | Korea DPR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 2 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Iran | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | 4 | Emirates | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 1 | 5 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2014 - Third Round - Group (D) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Australia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | 1 | Oman | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | 3 | Thailand | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | 4 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Second Round - Group (A) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 20 | 1 | Emirates | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 17 | 2 | Palestine | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 12 | 3 | Malaysia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 30 | -27 | 4 | 4 | Timor-Leste | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 36 | -34 | 2 | 5 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Third Round - Group (B) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Japan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 19 | 2 | Australia | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 19 | 3 | Emirates | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 | 4 | Iraq | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 | 5 | Thailand | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 2 | 6 | | | | |  | World Cup Qualifiers 2022 - Second Round - Group (D) |  | | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Diff | Points | Rank | Uzbekistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | 2 | Singapore | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 | 3 | Yemen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 | 4 | Palestine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |