Saudia Arabia has stunned the world of football as they seal an unexpected victory over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup.
Ranked 50 places above Saudia Arabia, Argentina stepped down into Lussaili Stadium as favorites and initially, they did make a dominating start. However, their dominance was short-lived; KSA made a remarkable comeback in the 2nd half where, Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari both scored goals in the span of five minutes after the interval, ending Argentina’s incredible 36-match winning streak.
The nation of Saudia Arabia is so ecstatic that the Prince announced a public holiday!
The netizens are shocked at this victory and are celebrating on Twitter, let’s find out all the reactions.
“Congratulations #SaudiArabia for Historic Victory against Argentina by 2/1 WHAT A GOAL against Messi ‘s team.”
“First upset of Fifa World Cup 2022, Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina by 2-1. Despite being 0-1 down, Saudi boys kept belief in themselves & they just beat Argentina on tactics.”
“Saudia Arabia deserve every second of this. This wasn’t even an upset, they were the better team???”
“Argentina had not lost for straight 32 Games & they got beaten by Saudia Arabia in their opening match of the WorldCup group stage. Al Owais is a Top Top Goalkeeper !! Messi’s dream of WorldCup fading away”
“Everybody Light The Skyyyy!!! #السعودي Not Coming Slow. Congratulations SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arab beat Argentina by 2-1 at #FifaWorldCup with goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOCKS IN WORLD CUP HISTORY…”
“51st ranked team Saudi Arabia defeats 3rd ranked Argentina by 2-1 in FIFA World Cup 2022. implausible ! amazing”
“What an Upset Saudia Arabia Defeat Argentina By 2-1 Absolute Masterclass Performance”
There is just something about these unexpected victories! This shocking turn of events has definitely got us curious about how the tournament unfolds in the next weeks!
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