"Our secret weapon is the Saudi attitude - our refusal to lose," said Prince Turki bin Khalid, head of the national team delegation.
"We consider the World Cup to be our stage to show the world our football and we have good faith in our players.
"The coach is our danger man. The players like him very much, they think of him as a father figure.
"We have no diamonds - we play as a group and all the players are heroes."
And Bin Khalid warned opponents that they would be no pushover.
"I'm sure we'll play good games and we certainly won't be an
easy team to face," he said.
"I wouldn't consider us the weakest
of our group. Perhaps we are not as physical as Cameroon, Germany and Ireland but we don't plan to play their way.
"We have other strengths which will give us the edge.
"If the others want to beat Saudi Arabia then they will have to play at their best and Saudi Arabia at their worst.
"We've had big games in the past so our players are used to it."
The Saudi squad are in good health and competition for places in the starting line up is intense.
And the mood at the team hotel ahead of their first match - against
Germany in Sapporo on 1 June - is one of eager anticipation.
"The team cannot wait for the World Cup to start. They are so
anxious. Everyone is in a good mood but everyone is fighting hard
for a starting position," Bin Khalid said.