Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history beating Argentina 2-1 in their Group C opener with goals by Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari stunning the favourites on Tuesday.
Saleh Al-Shehri of Saudi Arabia celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 1-1 in the Fifa World Cup Group C match against Argentina at Lusail Stadium on November 22 2022.Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half come back.
But Saudi Arabia, the second-lowest ranked team in the tournament after Ghana, threw caution to the wind at the start of the second half in theThe team coached by former Africa Cup of Nations winner with Zambia and Ivory Coast Hervé Renard charged at Argentina's defence in front of a frenzied 88,012 crowd.
Despite plenty of possession after that, Argentina were unable to penetrate Saudi Arabia, who were competing in their sixth World Cup but had never previously won an opening game. “Our team fulfils our dreams!” and “Where is Messi? We beat him!”, the green-clad Saudis chanted over and over in the Lusail Stadium, on their feet and greeting every clearance from their defence with a deafening roar.
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