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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Mark Jones

RARE PHOTOS: Five things noticed as lionel messi s world cup opener ends in unbelievable defeat | Vintage Vibes

Saudi Arabia sprang one of the biggest World Cup shocks of all-time, and Lionel Messi couldn't believe it.

The Saudis, roared on by a passionate fanbase in Qatar, incredibly came from a goal down to beat Argentina 2-1 and set the 2022 World Cup alive.

Messi had opened the scoring with a penalty in the 10th minute, and then had a goal disallowed in the first half as teammate Lautaro Martinez had two.

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