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Kieran Horn

What Saudi Arabia King announced after historic World Cup win over Lionel Messi's Argentina

Saudi Arabia produced the first significant upset of the World Cup with a memorable performance and victory against Argentina on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi grabbed Argentina's goal from the penalty spot after ten minutes but Saudi Arabia scored twice in a frantic ten minutes at the start of the second half before holding on brilliantly for the remaining 40 minutes to cause a huge upset.

Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari were the goal scorers for Saudi Arabia, who are ranked 51st in the world, with two predatory finishes in the space of five second half minutes.

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