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Saudi Arabia stun Messi and Argentina in one of World Cup history's biggest shocks

LUSAIL, Qatar -- Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest World Cup shocks ever to come from behind to beat Argentina.

Argentina, one of the favourites to lift the trophy, dominated the first half and went ahead through Lionel Messi's first half penalty. But a stunning fight back from Saudi Arabia after the break saw Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari both score in the space of five minutes to leave Argentina defeated for the first time since June 2019 -- a run of 36 incredible matches.

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