Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina in the 2022 World Cup match
Doha:
It should be noted that thanks to a brilliant second-half comeback, Saudi Arabia pulled off the biggest shock in World Cup history by defeating Lionel Messi's Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.
In his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, 35-year-old Messi scored a 10th-minute penalty in a dominant first-half display that saw him and Lautaro Martinez three goals offside. Disapproved. done
But Saudi Arabia, the second lowest-ranked team in the tournament after Ghana, threw caution to the wind as they charged Argentina's defense early in the second half in front of a crowd of 88,012.
Saleh Al-Shehri squeezed in a low shot in the 48th minute while Salem Al-Dusri curled in a scorching strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 53rd minute to leave Argentina and Messi completely stunned in their Group C opener. Seen
Despite plenty of possession thereafter, Argentina were unable to penetrate Saudi Arabia, who were competing in their sixth World Cup but had never before won the inaugural game.
'Make our dreams come true'
The entire game was played in an extraordinary atmosphere at the Lucille Stadium, with Argentina's traditionally massive and raucous match played by thousands of Saudis who had come across the border to cheer on their team.
"Our team makes our dreams come true!" And "Where's Messi? We beat him!", chanted the green-clad Saudis repeatedly on their feet at the Lucille Stadium, greeting every clearance from their defense with a deafening roar.
With both teams coming to Mexico and Poland, Argentina need an immediate response if Messi is to have a realistic chance of matching Diego Maradona's immortality by bringing the World Cup home.
The result broke Argentina's unbeaten run of 36 matches and prevented them from equaling Italy's previous international record of 37 matches unbeaten.
