Lionel Messi’s goal came in vain when Saudi Arabia netted twice to surprise the world champions of old in their FIFA World Cup 2022 opener at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. This is how football fans reacted following the game. Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the most shocking upsets of this year’s FIFA World Cup.
The largest upsets on the grandest stage in the Tuesday game, Saudi Arabia beat Lionel Messi-led Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2022 opener. The team that is ranked second in twenty22’s edition of the FIFA World Cup battelled past two-time champions Argentina with a 2-1 win in the opening game of Group C on Lusail Iconic Stadium. Lusail Iconic Stadium. Messi who scored the opening goal for Argentina in the opening 10 minutes, set new records in his fifth appearance in the FIFA World Cup.
But Messi’s strike was in vain when Saudi Arabia netted twice to defeat the world champions of the past in the FIFA World Cup 2022 opener at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. After Messi and Co. suffered a humiliating 2-1 loss in the opening game of their tournament, the fans and supporters of the game created a world to laugh at with a hilarious meme contest via social networks. Here’s what football fans thought when Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the most shocking upsets of this year’s FIFA World Cup.
Speaking about the game Lionel-Scaloni’s Argentina made it to Qatar with a 36-match streak of unbeaten. After scoring the key opening goal and being led by Messi, the Argentina team conceded two quick goals in the second period to defeat the World Cup opener with a score of 2-1 in Qatar. Goals scored by Saleh Al-Shehri as well as Salem Al-Dawsari sealed Saudi Arabia’s impressive 2-1 win over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
“Sometimes that all stars align. Today, all the stars aligned for us. We set the record for football. It will be around forever, and that’s one of the most important things. But we should also look ahead. There are still two difficult games to play,” Saudi’s French coach Herve Renard was quoted by the news agency AFP. Before scoring an impressive 2-1 victory against Argentina, Saudi Arabia had never been able to win an opening match in the FIFA World Cup. Saudi Arabia will meet Poland in the next match in Group C at the FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
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