Both managers had faced each other twice in SAFF Championship finals with different national teams. Now they clash today in Jinnah Stadium for WCQs Round Two fixture.
![Familiar foes Constantine, Segrt meet as Pakistan face Tajikistan test [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stephen-Constantine-and-Petar-Sgert-Pakistan-vs-Tajikistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Familiar foes Constantine, Segrt meet as Pakistan face Tajikistan test [Dawn]")
November21November 21, 2023
November21November 21, 2023
Odds against Pakistan as yet another stiff challenge awaits hosts [The News]
Tajikistan boss Petar Šegrt aims for the away win given his side's quality, Pakistan boss Stephen Constantine wants to cause an upset at Jinnah Stadium with home crowd backing.
![Facilities are best around, says PSB boss [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jinnah-Stadium-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "Facilities are best around, says PSB boss [The News]")
November21November 21, 2023
Facilities are best around, says PSB boss [The News]
DG PSB Shoaib Khoso on Jinnah Stadium, "I have directed all the concerned to make top-class arrangements for the team’s practice and changing rooms. Wherever there was room for further improvement I ordered that also."
![Constantine laments conceding at ‘worst times’ after Saudi loss [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stephen-Constantine-and-Roberto-Mancini-post-match-press-conference-Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers.jpg "Constantine laments conceding at ‘worst times’ after Saudi loss [Dawn]")
November18November 18, 2023
Constantine laments conceding at ‘worst times’ after Saudi loss [Dawn]
“Considering where we were two months ago, we didn’t deserve to lose 4-0,” said Pakistan boss Stephen Constantine. Saudi Arabia boss Roberto Mancini praised Pakistan for playing a good match.
![Saudi Arabia blank Pakistan 4-0 in World Cup qualifying game [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Rahis-Nabi-and-Alamgir-Ghazi-Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1024x535.jpeg "Saudi Arabia blank Pakistan 4-0 in World Cup qualifying game [The News]")
November17November 17, 2023
Saudi Arabia blank Pakistan 4-0 in World Cup qualifying game [The News]
Pakistan bravely endured Asian giants Saudi Arabia in 2026 WCQs Round Two debut in rainy Al-Ahsa.
![Pakistan show grit but go down 4-0 to Saudi Arabia [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Saleh-al-Shehri-scores-for-Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "Pakistan show grit but go down 4-0 to Saudi Arabia [Dawn]")
November17November 17, 2023
Pakistan show grit but go down 4-0 to Saudi Arabia [Dawn]
Saleh al-Shehri's brace and further goals deep in stoppage time by Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Abdullah Radif made Saudi Arabia overcome a dogged Pakistan defence in WCQs Round Two.
![Pakistan face Saudi Arabia test in World Cup qualifying [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Al-Fateh-Stadium-in-Al-Ahsa-Saudi-Arabia-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan face Saudi Arabia test in World Cup qualifying [Dawn]")
November16November 16, 2023
Pakistan face Saudi Arabia test in World Cup qualifying [Dawn]
Al-Fateh Stadium in Al-Ahsa to see hosts Saudi Arabia face Pakistan in Group G fixture for 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers Round Two. 36 teams spread across 9 groups.
![Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia in first WC qualifier today [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stephen-Constantine-in-pre-match-presser-before-Saudi-Arabia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia in first WC qualifier today [The News]")
November16November 16, 2023
Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia in first WC qualifier today [The News]
Pakistan boss Stephen Constantine knows how tough it will be to face Roberto Mancini's Saudi Arabia in Al-Ahsa, but was hopeful his players would deliver a good performance to honour the country and also impress foreign club scouts.
![Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage [BBC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Harun-Hamid-scores-for-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage [BBC]")
November16November 16, 2023
Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage [BBC]
Last month against Cambodia in Islamabad, Harun Hamid scored what's probably the biggest goal in Pakistan's footballing history.
![Historic day as Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PFF-Saudi-FF-logo-1160x535.jpg "Historic day as Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia [Express Tribune]"){kind=logo}
November15November 16, 2023
Historic day as Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia [Express Tribune]
This is the first time that the country will play in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Stephen Constantine's Pakistan take on Roberto Mancini's Saudi Arabia on 16th away at Al-Ahsa's Al-Fateh Stadium.