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Lewis Pangratiou & Stephen Killen

'Gobsmacked' - Lionel Messi's Argentina prove Graeme Souness wrong after Saudi Arabia prediction

Saudi Arabia produced the first shock result of the World Cup after they beat Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring thanks to a first-half penalty. The Argentines then had three goals disallowed for offside offences as they went in with a slender 1-0 lead at half-time. Few could've predicted what would happen next as Saudi Arabia shocked the world with an impressive second-half display.

Goals for Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari turned things around as they produced one of the greatest results in their history.

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