Doha 23 November : The Argentine team, which had been unbeaten for 36 consecutive matches, suffered a severe blow to their hopes of winning the title in the very first match of the FIFA World Cup football, when they were defeated 2–1 by Saudi Arabia. Argentina, who took the lead after Messi’s goal in Group-C, could not show the best game in the second half. Saudi Arabia registered its first win in Argentina by scoring two goals in the second half. After 10 years both the teams were face to face.
Captain Lionel Messi scored a penalty in the 10th minute to give Argentina the lead. Three minutes after the start of the second half, Saudi Arabia’s Saleh Alsehri equalized with a brilliant goal. Then in the 53rd minute, Saudi took the lead with the goal of Salem Aldawsari. Although Argentina made great efforts in the last few minutes, but could not score. With this defeat, Argentina’s winning streak in 36 consecutive matches was broken. Argentina, a strong contender for the title, will now face Mexico on 27 November and Poland on 30 November.
This is only the third win in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup history. To reach the pre-quarterfinals, Argentina will now have to win both their remaining matches. At the same time, after defeating Argentina, there is an atmosphere of celebration in Saudi Arabia. It doubled the happiness, King Salman has announced that there will be a holiday in the country on Wednesday, so that people can celebrate this victory in their own way.
Tunisia grab a vital point against Denmark in the 2022 World Cup’s sixth game.. Tunisia held European Championship semi-finalists Denmark to a goalless draw in World Cup football on Tuesday. This is the first goalless match of the current tournament. Tunisia is one of four teams from the region competing in the World Cup being held in the Gulf country for the first time and holding Denmark to a draw is an achievement for them. During the match, Tunisia created the better chances.
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The team came close to taking the lead early in the second half, but Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel made a brilliant save. Issam Jebali, who plays for the Danish club Odense, brilliantly cleared the goal post by Schmeichel. With this brilliant save, he reminded his father and former Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel, who used to defend the goal in a similar way. With this match, Christian Eriksen of Denmark returned to the big tournament.
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