On the 22nd, Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina led by Lionel Messi 2-1 in the opening match of the World Cup in Qatar, which made the people of the whole country ecstatic. In this regard, King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced, The whole country has a day off on the 23rd to celebrate.
Saudi King Salman has approved a proposal by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to take a day off to celebrate the victory over Argentina, foreign media reported.
The 35-year-old Argentine football superstar Messi, who may be playing in the World Cup for the last time, scored his first point with a 12-yard penalty kick in the 10th minute of the game. He and teammate Lautaro Martinez had three in the first half. The goal was disallowed for offside, but Argentina still took the lead 1-0. Unexpectedly, it was reversed by Saudi Arabia in the second half and lost 1-2, a big upset.
A fan of the Argentine team expressed surprise, “We thought it would be easy to win once morest Saudi Arabia and score five goals, but the final strategy of Saudi Arabia was to not let us get the ball at all.”
It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia ranks 51st in the football world, the second lowest among countries participating in this World Cup, only better than Ghana. Saudi Arabia’s victory, in addition to being the fourth victory in team history since the first World Cup in 1994, is also the first Asian team to bring down Argentina in the World Cup.
