With a 2-1 victory at the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday morning, Herve Renard's team shocked the two-time champions.Given that Argentina is ranked 48 places higher than Saudi Arabia in the FIFA world rankings, it is the biggest victory in Saudi football history.
Their performance won over Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, who plans to use his own money to buy them a lavish prize.
All 26 members of the Saudi team will receive a Rolls-Royce Phantom, according to Malay Mail. Unknown as to which Rolls-Royce Phantom model they will purchase, the entry-level models start at £363,600.
Al-Owairan dominated the competition, and his goal in the United States was ultimately chosen as the sixth-best goal of the century by FIFA.
In response to the outcome, King Salman declared Wednesday a national holiday for the Saudi people.
Argentina took a merited lead as Lionel Messi netted a penalty after 10 minutes. In the first half, Lionel Scaloni's team had three goals called out for offside as the Saudi high line began to crumble.
Everything changed in the second half. After getting past Cristian Romero, Saleh Al-Shehri equalized shortly after the interval.
Five minutes later, Salem Al-Dawsari cut inside and unleashed an unbelievable attempt that Emiliano Martinez couldn't handle.
Argentina couldn't produce an equalizer, with Julian Alvarez's header in the second half possibly their best effort. Messi, who earlier stated that this was his final World Cup as a player, confessed that his team messed up' at crucial times.
"We squandered the advantage and fell down 1-2 after five minutes of mistakes. We made mistakes, sent crosses into the box, and the game grew more complex."
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner declined to blame the offside calls. He went on: "I saw that the offsides were quite equitable. I didn't perceive them as images, but if they were overturned, they would be the correct judgments. There is no justification."
Argentina is at the bottom of Group C and will play Mexico in a crucial match on Saturday evening.
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