"Congratulations! You have made history. ”
On February 21, the ball king "Bailey" posted on social platforms to congratulate the Saudi women's football team. Why can a women's football friendly match attract the attention of "ball king" Pele?
Let's start with this friendly match. At the Maldives National Stadium, the Saudi women's football team from Asia and the Seychelles women's football team from Africa played a friendly match. Mubarak took the lead, Al Tamimi scored on a penalty and saudi arabian women's team won 2-0 against Seychelles women's team.
Saudi Arabia women's soccer team celebrates
After winning the victory, the Saudi women's football team was all together and left a group photo. The joy of all the players and coaches is written on their faces.
Memorably, this friendly match is the first international A-level match in the history of Saudi women's football – before that, Saudi women's football has never played an international match, if you check the FIFA official website for women's football world rankings, 176 national teams, there is no Saudi women's football name.
Saudi Arabia men's football team is an Asian powerhouse, the World Cup qualifiers in the Asian region of the round of 12, Saudi men's football team is one step away from qualifying. However, the Saudi women's football team is like a "small transparent" and has no sense of existence. The just-concluded Women's Asian Cup, the Iranian women's football team, also from West Asia, was suspended by the Chinese women's football team 7-0. In terms of strength, the Saudi women's football team and the Iranian women's football team are super fish belly.
Saudi Women's Football took a historic step with a 2-0 victory over Seychelles, the first step towards international football. The match "alarmed" FIFA, and FIFA on the official platform praised the Saudi women's football team for creating 3 historical 1st:
OFFICIAL FIFA congratulations
Historic picture. Saudi Arabian women's football debuted on the international stage - 1st goal, 1st clean sheet, 1st victory, enjoy the moment!
On social platforms, "Ball King" Bailey also sent congratulations:
Pele congratulated the Saudi women's team
I congratulate the Saudi Football Association and the Saudi women's football team for playing their first FIFA match. Today is a historic day, not only for the players of the Saudi women's football team, but also for all those who love football.
Women's football is booming, and last November, the Saudi Women's Football League was launched, with a total of 16 teams participating, divided into the Central Division (6 teams), the Western Division (6 teams), and the Eastern Division (4 teams). Saudi women also love football and are very involved. Perhaps in the future, the Saudi women's football team will also become a strong opponent of the Chinese women's football team, becoming a regular visitor to the Women's Asian Cup and even the Women's World Cup.