Saudi Arabia have named their squad for the next month's crucial World Cup play-offs against Bahrain

Striker Yasser Al Qahtani, goalkeeper Mabrouk Zayed as well as Al Ittihad duo Mohamad Noor and Hamad Al Montashari have alll been named in a full-strength 26-man squad alongside defender and former Asian player of the year Al Montashari and midfielder Noor.

Saudi Arabia, chasing a fifth straight World Cup finals appearance, travel to Manama on September 5 before entertaining Bahrain King Fahd International Stadium four days later, with the winner facing New Zealand over two legs for a place in South Africa next year.

Saudi Arabia squad: Waleed Abdullah, Mabrouk Zayed, Mansour Al Najei; Redha Takar, Osama Hawsawi, Majed Al Marshadi, Nayef Al Qadi, Hamad Al Montashari, Hussein Sulaimani, Abdullah Shohail, Abdullah Al Dossary, Hasan Maaz; Tayseer Al Jassem, Mohammad Mesad, Manaf Abu Shqair, Saud Khariri, Ahmad Otaif, Abdullatif Al Ghannam, Mohammad Al Shalhoub, Mohamad Nour, Abdulrahman Al Qahtani; Yasser Al Qahtani, Malek Maaz, Nasser Al Shamrani, Abdulaziz bin Saraan, Nayef Hazazi.