FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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Argentina WWWWW 1
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Lusail Stadium · 88,012 att. · FS1

Match Report

World 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Lineups

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 26Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 5Leandro ParedesCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 17Alejandro GómezLM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRM
  10. 22Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Thiago AlmadaSUB
  2. 9Julián ÁlvarezSUB
  3. 24Enzo FernándezSUB
  4. 25Lisandro MartínezSUB
  5. 1Franco ArmaniSUB
  6. 12Gerónimo RulliSUB
  7. 14Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  8. 6Germán PezzellaSUB
  9. 20Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  10. 18Guido RodríguezSUB
  11. 21Paulo DybalaSUB
  12. 2Juan FoythSUB
  13. 4Gonzalo MontielSUB
  14. 8Marcos AcuñaSUB
  15. 15Ángel CorreaSUB

KSA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 21Mohammed Al-OwaisG
  2. 5Ali Al-BulayhiCD-L
  3. 17Hassan Al-TambaktiCD-R
  4. 8Abdulelah Al-MalkiDM
  5. 13Yasser Al-ShahraniLB
  6. 12Saud AbdulhamidRB
  7. 23Mohamed KannoCM-L
  8. 7Salman Al-FarajCM-R
  9. 10Salem Al-DawsariLM
  10. 9Feras Al-BrikanRM
  11. 11Saleh Al-ShehriF

Substitutes

  1. 18Nawaf Al-AbidSUB
  2. 22Nawaf Al-AqidiSUB
  3. 16Sami Al-NajeiSUB
  4. 1Mohammed Al-YamiSUB
  5. 19Hatan BahbriSUB
  6. 14Abdullah OtayfSUB
  7. 3Abdullah MaduSUB
  8. 15Ali Al-HassanSUB
  9. 20Abdulrahman Al-ObudSUB
  10. 25Haitham AsiriSUB
  11. 4Abdulelah Al-AmriSUB
  12. 6Mohammed Al-BuraykSUB
  13. 24Nasser Al-DawsariSUB
  14. 2Sultan Al-GhannamSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 45'+4' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Salman Al Faraj because of an injury.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 59' Substitution, Argentina. Lisandro Martínez replaces Cristian Romero.
  6. 59' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Papu Gómez.
  7. 59' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Leandro Paredes.
  8. 67' Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
  10. 75' Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 78' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
  12. 79' Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 82' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri replaces Nawaf Al Abid.
  16. 89' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Haitham Asiri replaces Feras Al Brikan.
  17. 90'+2' Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+9' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Burayk replaces Yasir Al Shahrani because of an injury.

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