A big gold star in the history of the World Cup! Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina! Messi's opening goal in the early stages followed by a silence in the offense... Two stormy shots in the second half lead to a come-from-behind victory

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The Qatar World Cup held the first round of the group stage on the 22nd. group CArgentina National TeamWhenSaudi Arabia National TeamSaudi Arabia won the match 2-1. FW early in the first halfLionel MessiAlthough he scored the first goal in the second half, he succeeded in reversing by scoring two consecutive goals in the 3rd and 7th minutes of the second half. Argentina lost to an Asian team for the first time in a World Cup.

Forward who played fifth World Cup participation becoming the fifth player in historyLionel Messi. The 35-year-old, who has declared that the Qatar tournament will be his last, blew up with his first shot in the first two minutes. Midfielder in the 8th minuteLeandro Paredeswas knocked down and won PK. The kicker is Captain Messi. Calmly decided and scored the opening goal, the seventh goal in the World Cup.

Even after that, Argentina did not slow down their attacks. The goal was shaken several times, but Saudi Arabia’s strong high line ruled it all as offside, and no additional points were awarded.

On the other hand, Saudi Arabia wants to fight back, but midfielder Salman Al-Faraj, the heart of the team, is injured. He went off the pitch once for treatment but continued playing again. However, just before the end of the first half, he collapsed onto the pitch. It was a regrettable change in the middle, and MF Nawaf Al-Abid was introduced.

Saudi Arabia made no shots in the first half and entered the second half with a score of 0-1. However, from the start of the second half, they started a stormy counterattack. In the 3rd minute of the second half, MF Saleh Alshehri, who received a vertical pass, dribbled to the left of the PA. Marked DFChristian RomeroHe hit a left-footed shot to dodge the ball and scored the equalizing goal in the right corner of the goal.

The Saudi counterattack continues. In the 7th minute of the second half, the shot from the right of PA was blocked and flowed to the left of PA, but MF Salem Aldosari picked up the spilled ball. Aldo Sarri quickly dodged the three players who were on the mark, and when the fourth approached the press, Aldo Sarri threw his right foot from the left of the PA. GoalkeeperEmiliano MartinezThe momentum of the ball does not decrease even if it touches the hand. A sharp trajectory pierced the right corner of the goal.

The stadium with 88012 spectators roared due to the inferiority of the favorites. Argentina changed three cards in the 14th minute of the second half. DFLisandro Martinez、FWJulian AlvarezMF Enzo Fernandez entered.

However, Saudi Arabia also showed good play in defense. In the 18th minute of the second half, Argentina was shaken left and right from the flow of set-plays, and DF Nicolas Tagliafico shot in front of the goal. But GK Mohammed Al-Owais made a super save. He kicked the ball out without crossing the goal line.

Argentina, who fell behind, launched a fierce attack while showing the color of impatience. However, the wall of Saudi Arabia, which has strengthened its defense, cannot be breached. The match ended as it was and Saudi Arabia won 2-1. Argentina, who had their sights set on winning the tournament for the first time in nine tournaments, ended up with a loss.

In their second match on the 26th, Saudi Arabia will face Poland and Argentina will face Mexico.

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