The FIFA World Cup (often called the Football World Cup, Soccer World Cup or simply the World Cup) is the most important competition in international football, and the world's most representative team sport event. Organised by Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's governing body, the World Cup is contested by the men's national football teams of FIFA member nations. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930 (except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II), however, it is more of an ongoing event as the qualifying rounds of the competition take place over the three years preceding the final rounds.

The final tournament phase (often called the "Finals") involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period in a previously nominated host nation, with these games making it the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world. In the 17 tournaments held, only seven nations have ever won the World Cup Finals. Brazil is the current holder, as well as the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times, while Germany and Italy follow with three titles each.Football World Cup Finals,2006 will be held in Germany between June 9 and July 9, 2006.

Saudi Arabia qualified comfortably for their fourth consecutive FIFA World CupT finals.Saudi Arabia have been Asian champions three times, in 1984, 1988 and 1996. Those continental crowns encouraged the country's authorities to introduce full professionalism and this paid off with a first FIFA World Cup finals appearance at USA 94.