World Cup 2022: Argentina loses first match

The Argentine national football team played in its first match in Group C of the World Cup held in Qatar.

Report informs that Lionel Scaloni’s team lost by 1-2 to Saudi Arabia.

In the 10th minute, Lionel Messi scored from a penalty kick. The two-time world champions went into the break ahead.

The Saudi Arabian team unexpectedly scored two goals after the break. In the 48th minute, Saleh Al Shehri scored an equalizer. In the 53rd minute, Salem Al Davsari put his team ahead.

Thus, Argentina started the WC-2022 with a defeat. In the other game of the group, the Mexico and Poland national teams will play. The match will kick off at 20:00 (GMT +4).