FIFA World Cup 2022 : Saudi Arabia stuns Argentina by 2-1 !

@ptrikha_2 (45463)
India
November 22, 2022 8:17pm CST
Saudi Arabia staged a big upset of this world cup football being held in Qatar. They beat Argentina by 2-1. In the 10th minute, Argentina went ahead courtesy a penalty kick awarded to Lionel Messi who scored off it. However, Saudi team came back courtesy a goal in the 48th minute and then the 53rd minute. Argentina tried to create a lot of chances but couldn't get the required space due to tight Saudi defence. Now, the field throws wide open and Argentina would need to pull up their socks for the next match. News Source :
Football News: Argentina suffered a massive setback at the start of their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign, as two second-half goals from Saudi Arabia saw them overcomin
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Nov 22
I read about this on another post here earlier. Good news.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
23 Nov 22
@CarolDM Yes pretty exciting! There were more interesting matches today bit I would do the catching up later on.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325594)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Nov 22
It's nice when the victories are shared around a bit. It sounds like it will make for some exciting games.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
23 Nov 22
@JudyEv Yes, it opens up the field and motivates lesser ranked teams.
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youless
@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Nov 22
I watched this game and it is hard to believe Argentina lost the game. Especially its component was Saudi Arabia and this was a big news that Argentina lost it anyway.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
23 Nov 22
@youless Saudi Arabia and more Asian and African nations have players playing in different leagues in Mainland Europe as well as England (EPL). Plus with modern coaching and technology, gaps are getting lesser between the top teams and others. Yet an upset win worth remembering!!
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Xavier Bage
@franxav (13601)
• India
23 Nov 22
Argentina can't be written off so easily. They can come back into competition.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
23 Nov 22
@franxav Surely they can unless they get too disheartened. Still it would be a result worth remembering!!
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Winterishere
@thedevilinme (3905)
• Northampton, England
6 Dec 22
some strong teams in the last 8 this year
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
7 Dec 22
@thedevilinme Yeah and the France-England clash looks to be a promising one!
Ustani A
@Charlesbronson (736)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 22
Yeah, I watched the game. After conceding a goal at the start of the match due to Messi's penalty kick, I thought Saudi Arabia would lose in the end. It turns out that the Saudis never gave up. Argentina ended up losing 1 - 2 at the end of the game. Bravo to Saudi Arabia..
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
23 Nov 22
@Charlesbronson Yes, a big upset win. Such wins are rare in Football and especially World Cup football.
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