Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - World Cup, Group Stage - 1 (Tue, 22 November 2022)
World Cup Group Stage - 1 
Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Events
First half
- VAR: Leandro Paredes VAR: Penalty confirmed 8'
- Penalty goal: L. Messi (pen) 1-0 10'
- VAR: Lautaro Martínez VAR: Goal cancelled 29'
- 45+4' Substitution: Salman Al FarajNawaf Al Abid
Second half
- 48' Goal: Saleh Al Shehri assist: Feras Al Brikan 1-1
- 53' Goal: Salem Al Dawsari 1-2
- Substitution: P. GómezJ. Álvarez 59'
- Substitution: L. ParedesE. Fernández 59'
- Substitution: C. RomeroLisandro Martínez 59'
- 67' Yellow card: Abdulelah Al Malki
- Substitution: N. TagliaficoM. Acuña 71'
- 75' Yellow card: Ali Al-Boleahi
- 78' Substitution: Saleh Al ShehriSultan Al Ghannam
- 79' Yellow card: Salem Al-Dawsari
- 82' Yellow card: Saud Abdulhamid
- 88' Yellow card: Nawaf Al-Abed
- 88' Substitution: Nawaf Al AbidAbdulelah Al Amri
- 89' Substitution: Feras Al BrikanHaitham Asiri
- 90+2' Yellow card: Mohammed Al-Owais
- 90+9' Substitution: Yasir Al ShahraniMohammed Al Burayk
Stats
ArgentinaSaudi Arabia
- 69% Possession 31%
- 15 Shots 3
- 6 On target 2
- 9 Corners 2
- 7 Fouls 21
All stats
- 596 Passes 266
- 85% Pass accuracy 68%
- 0 Saves 5
- 10 Offsides 1
- 0 Yellow cards 6
Player of the match
MOMohammed Al Owais
Saudi ArabiaLineups & ratings
Argentina
4-4-2 Coach L. Scaloni
10
22
11
5 ↓59'
3 ↓71'
19
7
26
23
17 ↓59'
13 ↓59'
- 9 J. Álvarez for P. Gómez
- 24 E. Fernández for L. Paredes
- 25 Lisandro Martínez for C. Romero
- 8 M. Acuña for N. Tagliafico
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 18
- 20
- 21
Saudi Arabia
4-1-4-1 Coach H. Renard
9 ↓89'
Brikan
13 ↓90'
5
10
7 ↓45'
23
17
21
8
11 ↓78'
12
- 18 Nawaf Al Abid for Salman Al Faraj
- 2 Sultan Al Ghannam for Saleh Al Shehri
- 4 Abdulelah Al Amri for Nawaf Al Abid
- 25 Haitham Asiri for Feras Al Brikan
- 6 Mohammed Al Burayk for Yasir Al Shahrani
- 1
- 3 Abdullah Madu
- 14
- 15 Ali Al Hassan
- 16 Sami Al Naji
- 19
- 20 Abdulrahman Al Obud
- 22 Nawaf Al Aqidi
- 24 Nasser Al Dawsari
Bench · Argentina
- 9 J. Álvarez for P. Gómez
- 24 E. Fernández for L. Paredes
- 25 Lisandro Martínez for C. Romero
- 8 M. Acuña for N. Tagliafico
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 12
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 18
- 20
- 21
Bench · Saudi Arabia
- 18 Nawaf Al Abid for Salman Al Faraj
- 2 Sultan Al Ghannam for Saleh Al Shehri
- 4 Abdulelah Al Amri for Nawaf Al Abid
- 25 Haitham Asiri for Feras Al Brikan
- 6 Mohammed Al Burayk for Yasir Al Shahrani
- 1
- 3 Abdullah Madu
- 14
- 15 Ali Al Hassan
- 16 Sami Al Naji
- 19
- 20 Abdulrahman Al Obud
- 22 Nawaf Al Aqidi
- 24 Nasser Al Dawsari