Saudi Arabia booked their place in the Arabian Gulf Cup final after defeating Qatar 3-2 on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time in Saturday's first semi-final at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah.
Neither side was able to find a breakthrough across 120 minutes, sending the contest to a penalty shootout to determine the first finalist.
From the spot, Saudi Arabia held their nerve, with Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Mohamed Kanno and Mukhtar Ali converting their penalties.
Hassan Tambakti and Firas Al-Buraikan missed, but it was still enough to secure a 3-2 victory.
Qatar found the net through Edmilson and Al-Jarahi, while Almoez Ali, Jassem Jaber and Khoukhi Boualem all failed to convert their spot kicks.
Saudi Arabia will now face the winner of the UAE-Oman semi-final in the title decider on Tuesday.
๐๐ง | ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฌ-๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ฆ (๐ฏ-๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐)
— Saudi National Team (@SaudiNT_EN) October 3, 2026
๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐
Mukhtar Ali scores the decisive penalty as Saudi Arabia win the shootout to reach Tuesdayโs Khaleeji 27 final in Jeddah ๐#GreenFalcons | #GulfCup27
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