One of the favorites of the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, the Argentina national team led by Lionel Messi, lost 1:2 in the opening match to the team of Saudi Arabia, which occupies the 51st place in the FIFA rankings (Argentina is in 3rd place). Four years ago, in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup, Russia beat Saudi Arabia 5-0.
Messi opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a penalty kick. Later, the referee of the meeting, Slavko Vincic, did not count three more goals of the Argentines due to offsides. In the second half, the Saudis scored twice in five minutes – in the 48th and 53rd minutes. In the standings of Group C, Saudi Arabia scored 3 points. Argentina has 0.
The next matches for both teams will take place on November 26. Saudi Arabia will play Poland, Argentina – Mexico.
