Draft:Saudi Arabia v Argentina (2022 FIFA World Cup)

Saudi Arabia v Argentina

With five saves, Saudi goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais was awarded Man of the Match.
Event	2022 FIFA World Cup Tournament name
Saudi Arabia Argentina 2 1
Date	22 November 2022 Date of the event
Venue	Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar
Man of the Match	Mohammed Al-Owais
Referee	Slavko Vinčić
Attendance	88,012
Weather	Unknown

Saudi Arabia v Argentina was a 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C match played on 22 November 2022, at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Saudi Arabia won 2-1 in what is considered the biggest upset in FIFA World Cup history.

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Team A

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Team B

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Pre-match

Venue selection

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Match ball

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Analysis

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Match

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Match highlights, YouTube video by FIFA

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First half

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Second half

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Details

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)

13:00

Argentina	1–2	Saudi Arabia
Messi 10' (pen.)	Report	Al-Shehri 48' S. Al-Dawsari 53'

Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Attendance: 88,012

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Argentina

Saudi Arabia

GK 23 Emiliano Martínez RB 26 Nahuel Molina CB 13 Cristian Romero  59' CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico  71' CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul CM 5 Leandro Paredes  59' RW 11 Ángel Di María LW 17 Papu Gómez  59' CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 22 Lautaro Martínez Substitutions: DF 25 Lisandro Martínez  59' FW 9 Julián Álvarez  59' MF 24 Enzo Fernández  59' MF 8 Marcos Acuña  71' Manager: Lionel Scaloni

GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais  90+2' RB 12 Saud Abdulhamid  82' CB 17 Hassan Al-Tambakti CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi  75' LB 13 Yasser Al-Shahrani  90+9' DM 8 Abdulellah Al-Malki  67' RM 9 Firas Al-Buraikan  89' CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)  45+4' CM 23 Mohamed Kanno LM 10 Salem Al-Dawsari  79' CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri  78' Substitutions: MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed  88'  45+4'  89' DF 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam  78' DF 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri  89' FW 25 Haitham Asiri  89' DF 6 Mohammed Al-Breik  90+9' Manager: Hervé Renard

Man of the Match: Mohammed Al-Owais (Saudi Arabia) Assistant referees: Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia) Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia) Fourth official: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal) Reserve assistant referee: El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal) Video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Bastian Dankert (Germany) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) Stand-by assistant video assistant referee: Nicolas Danos (France)

Statistics

First half

Statistic	KSA	ARG
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	4	4
Shots on target	3	1
Saves	0	2
Corner kicks	1	0
Fouls committed	6	5
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	1	2
Red cards	0	0

Second half

Statistic	KSA	ARG
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	6	6
Shots on target	2	0
Saves	1	1
Corner kicks	5	2
Fouls committed	5	5
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	1

Overall

Statistic	KSA	ARG
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	10	10
Shots on target	5	1
Saves	1	3
Corner kicks	6	2
Fouls committed	11	10
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	3	3
Red cards	0	1

Aftermath and impact

King Salman declared a national holiday for Saudi Arabia following the country's victory.

After the Saudi victory, King Salman declared a national holiday for the following day, closing all schools and workplaces in the country.