Doha. The third day of the FIFA Football World Cup 2022 proved to be a big upset. On the third day, the fifth match of the tournament was played between two teams of Group C, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. In this match, Argentina’s star player Lionel Messi scored his first goal in 10 minutes and gave Argentina a 1-0 lead with his first goal. Messi’s team looked to dominate from the start. But the way Saudi Arabia came back in the second half was fantastic. Saudis won the match 2–1 thanks to goals from Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari. After this, his fans who loved Lionel Messi looked very disappointed.
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Argentina’s victory chariot stopped in the very first match
Significantly, after Argentina’s defeat in the very first match of this tournament, its sequence of winning 36 consecutive international matches has also been broken. Had Argentina won two more matches, it could have equaled Germany’s world record. But this defeat of Messi’s team in the very first match of FIFA World Cup 2022 has increased his concern. After this defeat, not only the Argentina team but also their crores of fans will be sad. In such a situation, their next match against Mexico has become important. In this match, Saudi Arabia showed excellent defense and won the match despite Argentina having 70 percent of the ball possession. Argentina’s strikers attempted 6 goals but only one was successful. At the same time, both Saudi shots went straight into the goal.