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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

Graeme Souness "gobsmacked" as he lays into Argentina and makes England point

Graeme Souness blasted Argentina's hunger and desire after they suffered a shock World Cup defeat at the hands of minnows Saudi Arabia - and pointed out their performance was good news for England's hopes.

Lionel Scaloni's side took the lead within the opening quarter of an hour when Lionel Messi slotted home from the penalty spot after Leandro Paredes had been brought down inside the area. Argentina dominated the remainder the first-half and saw three goals ruled out for offside, with Messi denied once while Lautaro Martinez had two chalked off.

But the game turned on its head at the start of the second-half as the Green Falcons struck twice within five minutes. Firstly, Salah Al-Shehri worked half a yard of space before tucking the ball into the bottom corner beyond Emiliano Martinez. Then, Salem Al-Dawsari spectacularly curled an effort from the edge of the box into the top corner.

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