Messi reveals his opinion on the level of the Saudi national team.. and asks his colleagues not to justify the harsh loss

Argentine star Lionel Messi confirmed that "there are no excuses" after the painful loss that his country suffered against its Saudi counterpart in the FIFA World Cup, which is currently being held in Qatar.

Today, Tuesday, the Saudi national team achieved a historic victory over its Argentine counterpart, after overturning a 1-0 deficit in front of it to a 1-2 victory, at Lusail Stadium, in the opening match of the two teams in the third group of the group stage of the Qatar World Cup.

The Argentine national team, which is one of the leading candidates to win the championship title for the third time in its history, advanced with the goal of carrying Messi's signature from a penalty kick in the tenth minute, as it seemed that he was on his way to achieving his first victory in the group, which also includes the national teams of Mexico and Poland.

However, scoring two goals within five minutes by Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dosari turned things upside down in favor of the Saudi national team, so that Messi's team was exposed to one of the biggest shocks in the history of the World Cup.

Messi admitted that his colleagues should not seek to justify the shocking loss, as he assured reporters after the meeting that "there are no excuses."

"It is a very hard blow for everyone," Messi stressed. "We did not expect to start the tournament like this."

"We will be united more than ever," Messi added.

This group is strong and it has already shown.”

“This is a situation we shouldn't have been in for a long time,” the Argentina captain explained.

Now we have to show that this is a real group.”

“Things happen for a reason,” Messi said.

We have to prepare for what comes next and we have to win the next two matches and that depends on us.”

After Messi's early goal, coach Lionel Scaloni's men scored three goals before the end of the first half, but they were all canceled due to offside, before the Saudi national team appeared in a completely different face in the second half, during which it showed a lot of courage.

The Paris Saint-Germain star praised coach Hervé Renard's defense, but stressed at the same time that Argentina could have done more to break through the Saudi fortresses.

Messi confirmed, “We knew that the Saudi national team had qualified players.

They can move the ball well and advance a lot in the (defensive) line.”

He revealed, “We worked on it, but for this reason, the other three goals that we scored were cancelled.

Perhaps we did not find the right moment to avoid falling into the offside trap.

That match ended the Argentine national team's unbeaten streak, which kept its record undefeated in 36 consecutive matches, depriving it of equalizing the world record, which is currently held by Italy, by avoiding defeat in 37 consecutive matches.

Messi feels that the Argentine national team needs to quickly regain its balance and save its campaign in the World Cup, in which the former Barcelona star will make his fifth and final appearance.

"It's the first match," Messi said.

It is up to us to correct the mistake we made.”

Argentina, the holders of the South American Cup (Copa America), are preparing to face Mexico, in a decisive confrontation between them next Sunday in the second round of the group, before concluding their group stage matches against Poland in November.

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