Argentina vs Saudi Arabia 1:2. Match details

Argentina hosted Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. L. Messi drop first goal at 10 minute of the match.

Goalscorers:

• L.Messi at 10 minute (1 : 0) (Argentina)
• S.AlShehri at 48 minute (1 : 1) (Saudi Arabia)
• S.AlDawsari at 53 minute (1 : 2) (Saudi Arabia)

Line-ups:

Argentina Emiliano Martínez (rating 6) Nahuel Molina (rating 6.3) Cristian Romero (rating 6.6) Nicolás Otamendi (rating 7.3) Nicolás Tagliafico (rating 6.5) Ángel Di María (rating 6.9) Rodrigo de Paul (rating 6.9) Leandro Paredes (rating 7.2) Papu Gómez (rating 6.6) Lionel Messi (rating 7.6) Lautaro Martínez (rating 6.3)

Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais (rating 7.9) Saud Abdulhamid (rating 6.5) Hassan Al Tambakti (rating 6.9) Ali Al-Boleahi (rating 6.5) Yasir Al-Shahrani (rating 7) Abdulelah Al Malki (rating 6.3) Firas Al-Buraikan (rating 6.9) Salman Al-Faraj (rating 6.5) Mohamed Kanno (rating 6.9) Salem Al-Dawsari (rating 6.3) Saleh Al-Shehri (rating 7.3)

Substitutions:

Argentina L. Martinez (C. Romero, 59) J. Alvarez (Papu Gomez, 59) E. Fernandez (L. Paredes, 59) M. Acuna (N. Tagliafico, 71)

Saudi Arabia N. Al Abed (S. Al Faraj, 45) S. Al Ghannam (S. Al Shehri, 78) A. Al Amri (N. Al Abed, 88) H. Asiri (F. Al Buraikan, 89) M. Al Breik (Y. Al Shahrani, 90)

Ball possession:

• Argentina — 69%
• Saudi Arabia — 31%

In total two teams made 6 shots on target and shot 8 on goal:

• Argentina: 15 shots on target, 6 on goal. The most active in terms of the number of shots was — Lionel Messi.
• Saudi Arabia: 3 shots on target, 2 on goal. Best in hits on goal – Salem Al-Dawsari.

Passes:

Best players for each teams with pass accuracy:

• Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) — pass accuracy 91%, total passes 96
• Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) — pass accuracy 75%, total passes 37

Who made the most key passes from each teams:

• Lionel Messi (Argentina) — 3 key passes
• Firas Al-Buraikan (Saudi Arabia) — 1 key passes

Defense:

• Intercepts. Number of interceptions for Argentina — 9 (leader — Nicolás Otamendi, 2). Saudi Arabia — 14 (Yasir Al-Shahrani has the most, 6).
• Ball tackles. Argentina — 1 (Cristian Romero, 1). Saudi Arabia — 2 (Ali Al-Boleahi — 1).

Face-to-face:

By the number of face-to-face fights for ball the leaders in the teams are:

• Nicolás Otamendi, Argentina (9)
• Mohamed Kanno, Saudi Arabia (7)

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• A. Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) at 67 minute
• A. Al Boleahi (Saudi Arabia) at 75 minute
• S. Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) at 79 minute
• S. Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) at 82 minute
• N. Al Abed (Saudi Arabia) at 88 minute
• M. Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) at 90 minute

Penalties in a match:

• • L. Messi (Argentina) at 10 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Argentina –
• Saudi Arabia –

Top 5 World Cup scorers:

1. Bukayo Saka (2, England)
2. Mehdi Taremi (2, Iran)
3. Enner Valencia (2, Ecuador)
4. Timothy Weah (1, USA)
5. Davy Klaassen (1, Netherlands)

Next games:

• Argentina will play with Mexico. November 26, on Lusail Iconic Stadium.
• Saudi Arabia will play with Poland. November 26, on Education City Stadium.