FILE PHOTO: Abdulhamid, who is on loan at Ligue 1 side Lens from Roma, will now ‌link up with coach Georgios ​Donis’ 30-man preliminary squad in New York. | Photo Credit: AFP

Saudi Arabia defender Saud Abdulhamid will ​join the national team’s training camp ‌in the United States on ​Thursday after resolving a ⁠passport issue that delayed his departure.

The 26-year-old had been due to report ‌to a preparatory camp in Riyadh on Monday before ‌travelling with the squad, ‌but ⁠his passport was stolen ⁠during a break-in in Amsterdam, where he had been attending his wedding ceremony ​with family.

Local media ‌said Abdulhamid, who is on loan at Ligue 1 side Lens from Roma, will now ‌link up with coach Georgios ​Donis’ 30-man preliminary squad in New York.

Abdulhamid thanked Saudi ⁠authorities for assisting him in securing a replacement passport, writing on ‌social media platform X: “Let’s go to the World Cup.”

Saudi Arabia has begun a series of training camps in New York and Texas, where it will ‌fine-tune its preparations with friendlies against ​Ecuador, Puerto Rico and Senegal.

It opens its Group H ⁠campaign against Uruguay in Miami on ⁠June 15, before facing Spain in Atlanta on June ‌21 and Cape Verde in Houston on June 26.

Published on May 28, 2026