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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

World Cup punter loses £90,000 bet as Argentina vs Saudi Arabia prediction backfires

It proved to be a costly day for one punter who lost an eye-watering sum following Argentina's shock defeat against Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium.

Lionel Scaloni's side were hot favourites to get their World Cup campaign off to a positive start, but they were unable to claim a much-needed first win thanks to an inspired performance from the Green Falcons. Lionel Messi gave Argentina the lead with a cool penalty inside the opening quarter of an hour as the White and Blue dominated the first-half in Qatar.

However, Argentina, who saw three goals ruled out for offside, were made to pay at the start of the second period as Saudi levelled thanks to a neat finish from Saleh Al Shehri. Moments later, Herve Renard's men turned the game on its head when Salem Al Dawsari scored from just inside the box to spark delirium in the stands.

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