Beijing time on November 22, 18:00 (Qatar 13:00 local time), the first round of the 2022 World Cup Group C began to compete for the focus battle. Argentina, the favorite to win the championship, lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia . After the opening, Messi scored 2 points in . In the second half, Saudi Arabia scored 2 goals in a row to reverse, ending Argentina's unbeaten record of 36 games.
Argentina is the first team in World Cup history with four teams over 34 years old, including Messi, Otamendi, Di Maria and Gomez. This World Cup is also the last World Cup Messi participated in. The whole Argentina team is aiming at Hercules Cup , and is determined to win.
only 2 minutes into the game, Messi's shot from 15 yards in the melee was saved by Saudi goalkeeper Al Ovais. In the 10th minute, Abdul Hamid pulled Paredes in the penalty area while defending a set piece. The referee watched the replay and was sentenced to the extreme. Messi took the penalty and shot a low shot. Messi surpassed Batistuta and Maradona to become the first Argentine player to score in the 4 World Cup, which is also his seventh World Cup goal. In the 22nd minute, Gomez made a straight pass, and Messi scored a one-on-one goal and was judged invalid for offside.
In the 27th minute, DePaul made a straight pass, Lautaro scored a single shot and scored a goal, but was judged invalid due to offside first. In the 35th minute, Messi made a straight pass, Lautaro drifted past the goalkeeper and scored into the empty goal, but was judged invalid for offside first.
After the second half, Saudi Arabia quickly equalized the score in the 48th minute, Al Brekan passed the ball, Al Sheikhri broke into the upper left corner of the small penalty area and shot low into the far corner, 1-1.
Just 5 minutes later, Saudi Arabia overtook. Al Dasari stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and turned around and drifted through several people in a row, then shot into the far corner of the penalty area, 2-1.
In the subsequent games, the behind Argentina team failed to organize an effective offensive. In the second half, the injury time was 8 minutes, and the game ended, and Argentina was reversed 1-2 by Saudi Arabia.
