Al-Taawoun FC's first football team plays its first friendly match of its preparatory camp in the Netherlands, when it meets Dutch side Helmond, as part of the technical programme prepared by the technical staff in preparation for the new sporting season 2026/2027

The match will be played on Friday 17 July, at 5:00 p.m. Saudi Arabia time, with the fixture representing the team's first friendly test during the preparation period

Head coach Mr. Zarko Lazetic seeks through the game to gauge the players' readiness and give as many players as possible the chance to take part, in addition to applying a number of the technical and tactical ideas the team has worked on during the previous training sessions

The match is part of a series of friendlies Al-Taawoun will play during its camp, with the aim of raising technical and physical readiness and bringing the team to its best level before the start of the new season's competitions