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Saudis stun Argentina to take 2-1 lead

Published: 22 Nov 2022 - 02:35 pm | Last Updated: 22 Nov 2022 - 02:39 pm
Saudi Arabia's Salem Al-Dawsari celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Saudi Arabia's Salem Al-Dawsari celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Reuters

Lusail: Saudi Arabia took a shock 2-1 lead in the second half of their World Cup game against Lionel Messi's Argentina with brilliant individual goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari.

Al-Shehri squeezed in a low shot in the 48th minute while Al-Dawsari curled in a scorching strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 53rd minute to leave Argentina, one of the tournament favourites, looking shell-shocked.