#2022 World Cup #World Cup Group Stage Group C First Round, Argentina Faces Saudi Arabia, Messi makes his debut in Qatar, and everyone is watching. However, after losing successively in the Asian Cup and the African Cup, the Copa America champion has not escaped the curse.
In the first half, Paredes was brought down in the Saudi penalty area and Messi hit a spot shot to give Argentina a 1-0 lead. The second half changed dramatically when Saleh al-Shehri equalised for Saudi Arabia and Salim al-Dosari scored. In the end, Argentina was reversed 1-2 by Saudi Arabia and broke out a super upset.
The problem of the aging of the Argentine squad has been completely exposed, in the face of Saudi Arabia's crazy struggle, Argentina is exhausted, it seems that those who were previously optimistic about Asian football are going to be punched in the face, football is round, and the gap between Europe and the United States and Asia is not as big as imagined.
Saudi Arabia's tactical arrangement was very successful, without any psychological baggage, tenaciously pulled Argentina off the horse, and Messi still could not escape the fate of the soft-footed shrimp of the competition.
Messi said after the game that there was no excuse for a huge blow and did not expect to start the World Cup in this way. Argentina started this World Cup worse than Russia and they need to consider qualifying next.
Moreover, Argentina's unbeaten run in all competitions was fixed at 36th, and there was no chance of equaling the record held by Italy. Argentina's previous defeat dates back to July 2019, when Argentina lost 2-0 to Brazil in the semifinals of the Copa America.