On Tuesday, the Argentine media agreed to define “hard hit”, “world hit” or “hit”. their team’s “unexpected” defeat in their World Cup debut in Qatar against Saudi Arabia (1-2) and warned that Albicelesta’s “collapse” was “complicating their future” in the tournament.
Public television, which broadcast the match, reported a “hit” of a “completely unexpected result” and “very unimaginable” “a match that seemed decided” adding that “Argentina is not used to being at a disadvantage” and that the “ambitious” Saudi team was “taking a huge prize”.
The portal of the newspaper with the largest circulation, Clarín, emphasized “a heavy blow for Argentina” because Saudi Arabia won the game “with a bang and surprised the world.”
The result came after a Lionel Messi converted goal put Argentina ahead from the 9th minute of the first half and they had plenty of chances in attack, with three goals canceled due to advanced position.
The desperation of the Argentine team intensified in the second half when Saudi Arabia scored two goals in the 2nd and 7th minutes from the hands of Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari, respectively.
“World hit”the headline of the sports portal Olé, which indicates how they changed the game for Argentina after Messi’s penalty and that the team did not score three goals: “Incredible.”
La Nación newspaper portal headlines “Landslide in Qatar” for the defeat of the Argentine team, which “complicated their fate in the World Cup”, and another headline indicates two goals scored by the Arabs “frozen the team” and “brought it to its knees.”
“A very uncomfortable game,” Infobae noted as Argentina were looking for a draw in the second half, and concluded at the end of the game that they suffered “an unexpected defeat in the opening and ended up with nothing.” permissible error in the World Cup.
Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni made four substitutions to try to turn the tide, but in the end, “Argentina took a hit and remained difficult,” according to TyC Sports.
The aftermath of the blow will depend on Argentina’s next two World Cup matches, whether they can beat Mexico and Poland, who are much stronger on paper than Saudi Arabia, which extended its history against one of the “greats”.
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