FIFA World Cup 2022, Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia | Highlights: Saudi Arabia Stun Messi-led Argentina 2-1

Highlights Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, FIFA World Cup 2022: Saudi Arabia caused the major upset of FIFA World Cup 2022 beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in a Group C encounter at the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday. Argentina had the upper hand from the start and were awarded rightly in the ninth minute when Messi converted from the spot. The scoreline could have been in favour of Argentina had Messi’s one goal and Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez’s two strikes not ruled off side. However, much to everyone’s surprise, Saudi Arabia came back strongly in the second half and scored through Saleh Alshehri (48th) and Salem Aldawsari (53rd) to stun the 2021 Copa America champions. Argentina next play Mexico while Saudi Arabia face Poland, both on November 26.

FIFA World Cup 2022, Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

Argentina Squad: Emiliano Martinez, Geronimo Rulli, Franco Armani, Nahuel Molina, Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, German Pezzella, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Marcos Acuna, Nicolas Tagliafico, Juan Foyth, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Guido Rodriguez, Papu Gomez, Enzo Fernandez, Exequiel Palacios, Angel Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Joaquin Correa, Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi.

Saudi Arabia Squad: Mohamed Al-Owais, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Mohamed Al-Yami, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdullah Madu, Hassan Tambakti, Sultan Al-Ghanam, Mohammed Al-Breik, Saud Abdulhamid, Salman Al-Faraj, Riyadh Sharahili, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohamed Kanno, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Otayf, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdulrahman Al-Aboud, Salem Al-Dawsari, Hattan Bahebri, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Haitham Asiri, Saleh Al-Shehri, Firas Al-Buraikan.

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