Saudi Arabia stuns Lionel Messi's Argentina in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
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Nov 22, 2022
Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in an astonishing Group C match.
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Many had expected the South American team, ranked third in the world, unbeaten for three years and among the favorites to win the tournament, to sweep aside its opponent, ranked 48 places below it in the world rankings.
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All the pre-match talk focused on Messi, one of the greatest players ever who is playing in what is likely to be his last World Cup.
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The Argentina captain scored an early penalty to put his side in the lead, but two second-half goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al Dawsari turned the game on its head.
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The thousands of Saudi fans inside the Lusail Stadium couldn’t believe what they were watching as they celebrated their unexpected victory.
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Such a comeback hadn’t looked remotely possible for much of the match. Argentina controlled the game after taking the lead but whatever Saudi manger Hervé Renard said at halftime worked.
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His team came out with a new-found belief and stood toe-to-toe with Argentina’s world-class team.
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As full-time neared, fans cheered every tackle and save as if they were goals and when the match did end Saudi Arabia fans reacted with frenzy.
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Both sets of players sunk to their knees, from disbelief and exhaustion. Messi, who so many had come see play, looked distraught as he walked off with Saudi fans cheering his name ironically.