Associated Press: Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina is one of the largest surprises of the World Cup in its history

Associated Press: Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina is one of the largest surprises of the World Cup in its history

The American Associated Press commented on the historical victory that Saudi Arabia achieved on Argentina in the FIFA World Cup, held in Qatar, and said that the Argentine star Lionel Messi stood up with his hands on his cheeks near the middle of the stadium that witnessed his country’s match against Saudi Arabia, and his face was inserted while my players celebrated The Saudi national team was running in all directions around it after they achieved one of the largest surprises of the World Cup against Argentina.

The agency stated that the South American champion and one of the most prominent candidates to win the championship lost to Al -Akhdar with two goals to one goal, at a turbulent start that Messi sought to win the important title that has long been difficult for him.

The Agency included Saudi Al -Ansar on the list of other major surprises achieved in the history of the World Cup, including the victory of Cameroon over Argentina, led by Maradona in the opening match in 1990, and Senegal defeated France, holding the title with a clean, in 2002, or the United States’s victory over England in 1950.

This victory is the first victory for Saudi Arabia in the opening matches in its sixth appearance in the World Cup, where “Akhdar” has never in his previous five posts (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) achieved victory in any of the opening matches (4 defeats and draw One).

The Argentine team advanced with a goal for its star, Messi, from a penalty kick, in the 9th minute of the first half, before the Saudi national team star Saleh Al -Shehri was able to equalize with the beginning of the second half, before the Saudi team added that the foot of its player, Salem Al -Dossary, the second goal in the net of the Argentine goalkeeper Martinez..

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