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Saudi gamers and a Rolls Royce (Photograph Credit score: Twitter, Entrance Workplace Sports activities)
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, has promised every participant within the nationwide crew a Rolls Royce Phantom for his or her win towards Argentina of their World Cup opener in Qatar.
A resilient Saudi Arabian facet on Tuesday shockingly defeated the Copa America winners 2-1 with all odds towards them.
It’s not the primary time {that a} Rolls Royce can be awarded to a Saudi Arabian participant. Within the 1994 match Saeed Al-Owairan receiving one of many luxurious automobiles after scoring the successful purpose in a 1-0 victory towards Belgium.
In 2022 nonetheless, regardless of having arguably the very best participant on this planet on their crew, seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi, a struggling Argentina couldn’t get any level out of the match though they had been the dominant crew for a lot of the recreation.
Messi’s penalty within the first 10 minutes of the sport noticed the center jap crew go into half time with a bleak end in sight, nonetheless, Saudi Arabia turned the game around instantly after the second half resumed with Saleh Alshehri’s purpose, 48′, leveling up with Argentina and Saleh Aldawsari’s 53rd minute successful purpose.
The PUNCH had reported that a national holiday had already been introduced the day after the win by Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. All staff in private and non-private sectors in addition to college students in all phases of schooling got the time off to rejoice the beautiful victory.
Saudi Arabia are at present prime of Group C, being the one crew within the group to have received to this point within the match with Mexico and Poland enjoying out goalless attracts, leaving two-time winners Argentina backside of the group.
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