Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupWorld Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi's Argentina 2-1
— Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 3': Hand ball by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 4': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 4': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 6': Penalty Argentina. Leandro Paredes draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 6': Penalty conceded by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 8': VAR Decision: Penalty Argentina.
- 10': Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 15': Foul by Papu Gómez (Argentina).
- 15': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Papu Gómez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 21': Offside, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico tries a through ball, but Papu Gómez is caught offside.
- 22': Offside, Argentina. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 24': Offside, Argentina. Nahuel Molina tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
- 25': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 26': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Argentina. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 27': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 29': VAR Decision: No Goal Argentina 1-0 Saudi Arabia.
- 29': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 29': Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 31': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
- 31': Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Offside, Argentina. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 35': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 35': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 36': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
- 36': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 39': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 41': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 41': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 42': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Salman Al Faraj because of an injury.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 47': Offside, Argentina. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 48': Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 1. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feras Al Brikan.
- 50': Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).
- 50': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 51': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 53': Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
- 55': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 55': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia).
- 56': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 56': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 57': Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 58': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Argentina. Lisandro Martínez replaces Cristian Romero.
- 59': Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Papu Gómez.
- 59': Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 60': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
- 60': Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 63': Attempt saved. Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
- 63': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
- 64': Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
- 64': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 67': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Feras Al Brikan.
- 69': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 74': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).
- 75': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 76': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 77': Julián Álvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
- 78': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 78': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 82': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 82': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Offside, Argentina. Marcos Acuña tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 88': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri replaces Nawaf Al Abid.
- 89': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Haitham Asiri replaces Feras Al Brikan.
- 89': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia).
- 89': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Haitham Asiri (Saudi Arabia).
- 90': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul tries a through ball, but Nicolás Otamendi is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
- 90'+4': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kanno is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Burayk replaces Yasir Al Shahrani because of an injury.
- 90'+10': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 90'+10': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 90'+11': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2.
Statistics
 KSA |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 7 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 10 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 30.9 | Possession | 69.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 181 | Accurate Passes | 508 |
| 266 | Passes | 596 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 27 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 88,012
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 88,012
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | -2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 19 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 13 | Cristian Romero |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 26 | Nahuel Molina |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 17 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 22 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Saudi Arabia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)  |
| 5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi |
| 17 | Hassan Al-Tambakti |
| 8 | Abdulelah Al-Malki |
| 13 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
| 12 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 23 | Mohamed Kanno |
| 7 | Salman Al-Faraj |
| 10 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 9 | Feras Al-Brikan |
| 11 | Saleh Al-Shehri |
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