Kolkata: Al-low Shehri’s shot in the 48th minute gave Saudi Arabia a comeback goal after going behind 1-0 at the break. In the 53rd minute, Al-Dawsari curled in a fierce shot from the edge of the penalty box that stunned tournament favourites Argentina. In the 10th minute, Argentina’s Messi scored.
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As the first Argentine to score in four different World Cups, Messi made history. However, the two goals scored by Al-Shehri and Al-Dawsari in five minutes while trailing 1-0 will be remembered for a very, very long time.
The Senegal victory over reigning champion France in the 2002 World Cup opener ranks similarly to Argentina’s defeat as previous shocking World Cup outcomes.
Argentina faces a difficult assignment with two games left against Mexico and Poland. Now, those knockouts seem so far away.
