Yasser al-Misehal

Yasser al-Misehal is the former president of the Saudi Arabia Football Federation, who recently resigned after the national team, known as the Green Falcons, was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup. Under his leadership for seven years, he played a pivotal role in Saudi Arabia's successful bid to host the 2034 World Cup, reflecting the country's ambitions to diversify its economy beyond oil dependency. Following disappointing results and the team's failure to advance, al-Misehal took responsibility for the outcome and decided to step down to allow for new leadership.