Saudi Arabia secured a stunning comeback victory over Argentina in their group opener to provide one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history. The team ranked 51st in the world came from behind to win 2-1.
Saudi Arabia secured a stunning comeback victory over Argentina in their group opener to provide one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history.in the world came from behind following Lionel Messi’s opener in Doha to secure the biggest win in their history against one of the competition favourites.
Messi scored from the penalty spot in a dominant first-half where Argentina had the ball in the net four times – three of those efforts ruled out for offside.
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