On November 22, local time, in the first round of the first round of Group C of the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina's match against Saudi Arabia officially started. This is also Messi's fifth World Cup debut.
The picture shows Messi breaking through with the ball.
Chinanews.com, November 22. In the first round of Group C of the World Cup group stage, Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina 2-1 and broke the big upset.
The Argentine fell into Renard's trap early, and Saudi Arabia's unexpectedly high defense made the blue and white striker helplessly crowned the "King of Yue" in the first half.
Unlike Iran yesterday, Messi's penalty did not break the will of the Saudis. Their performance for the rest of the first half seemed to make people forget that Argentina was leading, and at the same time made their opponents forget that they were playing in the World Cup.
Shaikhri and Salem's two goals called "Light of Asia" sparkled the Argentine who was just waking up from a dream and started to attack wildly.
It is a pity that after Enyama in 2014 and Hardosson in 2018, they are facing a new "Wall of Sighs"-Mohamed Owais today.
This Saudi team showed a super-level defensive tacit understanding and resolute devotion to the counterattack. It is also impressive.
The West Asian powerhouse may bring more surprises in this World Cup!
Messi's World Cup dreams are far from over, but the night belongs to Saudi Arabia and to Asian football.
Maybe people are still lamenting Argentina's bad luck, but the unpopularity, the reversal, the plot of "David defeating Goliath" and the drama of "the little man becomes famous in one battle", aren't these the charm of the World Cup?