In the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament, Group C of the first league, Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia, the 3rd place in the world rankings with 2 wins, lost 1-2.
[Details of the eventful match can be found here] Saudi Arabia 2-1 Argentina
Argentina, ranked 3rd in the world with 18 appearances in 13 consecutive tournaments and 2 wins, made their 6th appearance in 2 consecutive tournaments in the first round group C match held at Lusail Stadium on the outskirts of Doha on the 22nd. I played against Saudi Arabia, ranked 51st in the world.
Argentina has world-class super star Lionel Messi, who took the initiative from the start with his speed and high passing accuracy, and Messi calmly scored the chance of a penalty kick in the 10th minute of the first half to open the scoring.
However, after that, a shot that was supposed to be a goal was ruled as an offside due to the new technology introduced in this tournament, and the first half ended 1-0 without scoring any additional goals.
In the second half, the match turned around and Saudi Arabia attacked, and when they scored the equalizing goal in the 3rd minute of the second half, Saudi Arabia's Salem Al-Dusari scored a powerful shot in the 8th minute of the second half to allow the match to come from behind. .
Argentina, led by Messi, moved the ball up front and aimed for a goal, but the goalkeeper's excellent saves prevented them from scoring a goal against Saudi Arabia's solid defense.
Argentina suffered a come-from-behind loss to Saudi Arabia 1-2, opening Group C to a turbulent start with one of the favorites losing.