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The Saudi national team defeated Argentina today, with two goals to one, in the opening matches of Group C of the first round of the World Cup in Qatar, in the match that was held at Lusail Stadium.
Argentina threatened the Saudi goal early through Lionel Messi's ball, which was removed by the goalkeeper in the second minute, and in the tenth minute Argentina opened the scoring via Messi from a penalty kick, and the referee canceled a goal for Argentina, signed by Lautaro Martinez, for offside after resorting to the mouse at the 28th minute.
He also canceled a second goal, this time through Messi in the 22nd minute, to end the first half, with Argentina advancing 1-0.
With the start of the second half, the Saudi national team entered with great attacking pressure, so it managed to equalize through Saleh Al-Shehri in the 48th minute, and he did not wait long until he advanced with a second goal scored by Salem Al-Dosari in the 53rd minute, and Argentina almost equalized in the 63rd minute from a cross pass by Messi, except that The goalkeeper tackled it, after which the Saudi team began to strengthen its defenses to preserve the score, and the match ended with a two-goal victory.
Later today, in Group C, Mexico and Poland will meet at Stadium (974).
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