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GROUP C

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 10AM

ARGENTINA (1) 1

SAUDI ARABIA (0) 2

(Al Shehri 48, S. Al Dawsari 53)

Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail Att: 88,012 Ref: Vincic (Svn)

ARGENTINA E. Martinez; Molina, Romero (Li. Martinez 59), Otamendi, Tagliafico (Acuna 71); De Paul, Paredes (Fernandez 59); Di Maria, Messi, Gomez (Alvarez 59); La. Martinez.

SAUDI ARABIA Al Owais; Abdulhamid, Al Tambakti, Al Bulayhi, Al Shahrani (Al Burayk 90+9); Al Malki, Kanno; Al Buraikan (Asiri 89), Al Faraj (Al Abed 45+4, Al Amri 88), S. Al Dawsari; Al Shehri (Al Ghannam 78).

Al Malki, Al Bulayhi, S. Al Dawsari, Abdulhamid, Al Abed, Al Owais

GOALS

1-0 Messi coolly nets his penalty after Saud Abdulhamid is penalised for grabbing Paredes.

1-1 Saleh Al Shehri capitalises on some poor Argentine defending from a ball straight through the middle to fire across Emiliano Martinez.

Salem Al Dawsari cuts inside and curls

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