The Saudi national team writes history with a legendary victory over the Argentinean Messi

The Saudi national team overturned their delay in the first half with a goal signed by legendary star Lionel Messi from a penalty kick of 10, to a victory with two goals from Saleh Al-Shehri 48 and Salem Al-Dosari 53.

Meeting numbers:

– For the first time, Argentina lost a World Cup match after scoring their first goal since 1958 against Germany, and for the second time in their World Cup history, Argentina failed to win after taking the half-time lead from the 1930 final against Uruguay.

The Saudi national team is the first non-European side to beat Argentina at the World Cup since Cameroon in 1990, Argentina winning 13 matches before today’s match. It is the first Asian team to beat Argentina in the history of the tournament.

– The last 3 teams to beat Argentina at the World Cup have completed their journey to become champions (Germany 2014, France 2018) or reach the final (Croatia 2018).

Argentina suffered defeat for the first time since July 2019, when they lost to Brazil 0-2, after a series that lasted 36 games.

– Salem Al-Dosari became the third Saudi player to score more than one goal in the World Cup (two goals), along with Sami Al-Jaber (3) and Fouad Anwar (2). He has scored his two goals in two different editions (2018 and 2022), and only Al-Jaber has scored in several tournaments more than him (1994, 1998 and 2006).

Direct transfer (second half):

– 90 + 14 whistles that will be immortalized in the history of the Saudi national team announcing an epic victory in every sense.
-90+10 Al Owais, one of the heroes of the match, saves the Argentine’s last chance.
-90+5, very strong clash between the Saudi goalkeeper Al Owais and his player Al Shahrani, which required the direct entry of the medical staff.
D- 84 Again Al-Owais, at the right time and place, grabs Messi’s header.
-D80 free directly from Messi’s preferred distance, but Al-Barghout sends away from Al-Akhdar’s goal.
Argentinian attempts lack focus and Al Owais is honest about his goal.
– P 63 An imaginary save by the Saudi national goalkeeper, Muhammad Al Owais.
– D60, 15 minutes, the Argentina national team has not uttered any sentences or attacks, the Saudi national team is completely in control of the stadium.

No.: Saudi Arabia have scored in consecutive World Cup matches for the first time since the 1994 World Cup.

D- 53 Second goal in the history of the Saudi national team with a powerful shot by its captain, Salem Al-Dosari. The Saudi national team excels and gives a fiery start to half.

– A goal for Saudi Arabia, Dr. 48, Saleh Al-Shehri, adjusts the score in favor of the Saudi team, with a powerful left foot, the first of three woodwork for Al-Akhdar.

The kick-off of the second session.

Direct transfer (first semester):

P 45+5, half-time, with Argentina leading 1-0.

The Saudi national team is forced to make an emergency change, with the departure of its captain, Salman Al-Faraj, and the entry of Nawaf Al-Abed.

No.: Messi scores in four World Cups 2006-2014-2018 and in the 2022 World Cup.

-P 35 new times, Martinez scores and cancels for offside.

D 28 A second goal for the Argentine, signed by Inter forward Lautaro Martinez, who received a silk assist from Gomez, but the referee disallowed it for offside after listening to the mouse room.

P 22 Messi scores a goal which is disallowed directly for offside, and it is clear that the green defense relied on the Argentines to catch the offside trap (4 times in the first 25 minutes).
-D 20 Gomez’s high shot on the Saudi goal.
A quarter of an hour after the meeting, the Saudi national team, despite having conceded an early goal, broke free slightly and entered the Argentine penalty area on more than one occasion.

– D10 goal, the referee returns to video technology to award a penalty to the Argentina national team, which Messi converts into Tango’s first goal.

– D02 Messi soon threatens the Saudi goal with a shot inside the penalty area, which is blocked by goalkeeper Muhammad Al Owais.
D-01 Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic blows his whistle at the start of the match.

Saudi Arabia and Argentina team:

Numbers before the meeting:

Argentina has qualified for the World Cup for the eighteenth time, and participation in the World Cup is the thirteenth in a row, and it is the third longest series of participations after Brazil (22) and Germany (18).Since 1978, Germany (5 ) reached the final of the tournament, which is more than Argentina (4).

Saudi Arabia have won just three of their 16 World Cup matches (D2, L11) and kept only one clean sheet in those 16 games, beating Belgium 1-0 at the 1994 World Cup.