Rude shock: Saudi Arabia stun Argentina in dramatic fight back

Saudi Arabia sprang one of the biggest World Cup shocks of all-time, and Lionel Messi couldn’t believe it.

The Saudis, roared on by a passionate fanbase in Qatar, incredibly came from a goal down to beat Argentina 2-1 and set the 2022 World Cup alive.

Messi had opened the scoring with a penalty in the 10th minute, and then had a goal disallowed in the first half as teammate Lautaro Martinez had two.

Herve Renard’s underdogs then came back with two goals at the start of the second period though, with first Saleh Al Shehri finishing well and then Salem Al Dawsari scoring a superb second.

Messi and Argentina tried to hit back but were denied, and one of the great World Cup stories was written.

Well not the very loud and very proud Saudi Arabia fans, who jeered the Paris Saint-Germain man’s every touch in the opening stages, also barracking him when he took a corner.

It is nothing he is not used to of course, as he’s singled out by pretty much every opposition he faces, but it probably isn’t the way he’d like to have started his last ever World Cup.

The brilliant Saudi fans were boisterous throughout the opening exchanges, but there was soon to be a moment that silenced even them.