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Saudi Arabia stun flat Argentina to ignite World Cup

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Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in WorldCup history with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback Qatar2022

On his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, the 35-year-old Messi scored a 10th minute penalty in a dominant first half display where he and Lautaro Martinez also had three goals disallowed for offside.

Saleh Al-Shehri squeezed in a low shot in the 48th minute while Salem Al-Dawsari curled in a scorching strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 53rd minute to leave Argentina and Messi looking utterly shell-shocked in the Group C opener.

 

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