Saudi Arabia's Nasser al-Shamrani escapes a tackle from a Bahraini player during their 2010 World Cup Asian qualifying playoff football match at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's Nasser al-Shamrani escapes a tackle from a Bahraini player during their 2010 World Cup Asian qualifying playoff football match at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, on September 09, 2009. Bahrain stayed on course for a maiden World Cup berth after edging out neighbours Saudi Arabia on the away-goals rule following a 2-2 draw in a heart-stopping second-leg of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifying play-off. Bahrain, will now clash with Oceania champions New Zealand in another play-off for a place in the finals in South Africa. AFP PHOTO/STR