Saudi Arabia declares national holiday to mark the country’s victory over Lionel Messi-led Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup|Global Panorama; Needpix;soccer.ru; Vecteezy|CC BY-SA 2.0; CC BY-SA 3.0; CC BY-SA 4.0
Argentina’s defeat to Saudi Arabia (2-1) will go down in FIFA history. Lionel Messi-led Argentina were stunned as Saudi Arabia defeated the two-time World Cup champions while playing their opener.
The win was huge for Saudi and the country declared Wednesday a national holiday to celebrate the victory.
Fact: Lionel Messi has never won the World Cup despite being one of the best soccer players.