New Delhi: In the FIFA World Cup 2022, Saudi Arabia pulled off the first big surprise of Qatar 2022, defeating tournament favourites Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina 2-1.
In the initial moments of this match, Argentina’s star and legendary football player Lionel Messi scored a goal. However, his goal could not win his team and Argentina lost the match. With the victory in this match, Saudi Arabia has made many world records in its name.
Saudi Arabia has become the first non-European team to beat Argentina in the World Cup since 1990.
The last three teams that defeated Argentina in the World Cup have either won the World Cup title (Germany 2014, France 2018) or have traveled to the final (Croatia, 2018).
Argentina’s Lionel Messi has become the fifth footballer to score goals in 4 different World Cups. The legendary footballer scored in FIFA world cup 2006, fifa world cup 2014, fifa world cup 2018 and FIFA world cup 2022.
Since July 2019, Argentina has faced defeat after a total of 36 matches.