Saudi Arabia gave the first big surprise by beating the favorite Argentina 2 goals to 1 in a match corresponding to group C of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the great figures of Argentine soccer with Messi at the helm could not with the Saudi team that got one of their greatest triumphs in its football history.
At the beginning of the first half, Argentina had a clear opportunity with Messi who finished off with his left foot, but goalkeeper Mohammed Khalil AL Owais was better, who stopped the shot. Minutes later, a penalty was committed in favor of Argentina from a corner kick. which was verified by the VAR, Messi was in charge of collecting the maximum penalty to give the albiceleste the advantage 1-0, it should be noted that in the first 45 minutes the Argentines had 3 goals disallowed for offside.
In the second half, the Saudis came out with everything and in an excellent definition Saleh Al-Sherhi tied the game at minute 49′, the Argentines did not recover from the emotional blow and at 53′ came Salem Al Dawsari’s goal to turn the score around against the general surprise and the cheers of the Saudi Arabian fans present at the Lusail stadium.
Immediately came the Argentine changes with the entry of Lizandro Martínez, Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez to give Argentina a better start, which went on the attack with everything looking for a tie, however, the Saudi defense remained firm and its goalkeeper Khalil AL Owais was very safe at key moments to maintain the advantage in the historic triumph of Saudi Arabia.
With this unexpected defeat, Argentina is playing against Mexico next Saturday, November 26, with the urgent need to win.
