If this is Lionel Messi’s last World Cup, it’s off to a nightmare start.
Saudi Arabia—ranked 51st in the world—earned its biggest win ever by stunning one of the World Cup favorites in a comeback 2–1 win at Lusail Iconic Stadium, the site of the World Cup final.
The upset will go down as one of the greatest in World Cup history—and ends Argentina’s 36-game winning streak just one shy of Italy’s all-time record. Now, Argentina must get results from tough games against Mexico and Poland if it hopes to advance. However, there was little sign in the first half of Saudi Arabia achieving such an incredible result.