The stars appeared to be aligning for Lionel Messi as he arrived at the Qatar World Cup as the talisman for an Argentina squad that has been simply unbeatable since 2019.
clash against Saudi Arabia it seemed all the pre-tournament talk that this was his, and Argentina's, time was fully justified.
While their green-clad fans celebrated in delirious fashion, hundreds of Argentina's travelling army sat staring into space, trying to figure out what had happened. Messi began like a man on a mission, forcing an early save and then slotting in a penalty for his 92nd international goal. But even the magician was guilty of taking his eye off the ball as Argentina withered in the face of a ferocious Saudi Arabian onslaught after the interval.
“We knew how Saudi Arabia play. We prepared for the match knowing their defenders play high. The offsides were by millimetres,” Scaloni said.
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