Saudi Arabia 2 vs. Argentina 1 in the 2022 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group C game played in the 2022 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Argentina and Saudi Arabia with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2022 World Cup, 1st Round Group C

Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Argentina

1 - 2

Saudi Arabia

Goals:

10'

Lionel Messi

(penalty)

48'

Saleh Al-Shehri

53'

Salem Al-Dawsari

Players

Argentina
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	23.	Emiliano Martinez
DF	3.	Nicolas Tagliafico 71'
DF	13.	Cristian Romero 59'
DF	19.	Nicolas Otamendi
DF	26.	Nahuel Molina
MF	5.	Leandro Paredes 59'
MF	7.	Rodrigo De Paul
MF	17.	Alejandro Gomez 59'
FW	10.	Lionel Messi (C)
FW	11.	Angel Di Maria
FW	22.	Lautaro Martinez
		Entered
DF	25.	Lisandro Martinez 59'
MF	8.	Marcos Acuña 71'
MF	24.	Enzo Fernandez 59'
FW	9.	Julian Alvarez 59'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Franco Armani
GK	12.	Geronimo Rulli
DF	2.	Juan Foyth
DF	4.	Gonzalo Montiel
DF	6.	German Pezzella
MF	14.	Exequiel Palacios
MF	16.	Thiago Almada
MF	18.	Guido Rodriguez
MF	20.	Alexis Mac Allister
FW	15.	Ángel Correa
FW	21.	Paulo Dybala
	Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Saudi Arabia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	21.	Mohammed Al-Owais
DF	5.	Ali Al-Bulaihi
DF	12.	Saud Abdulhamid
DF	13.	Yasser Al-Shahrani 90+9'
DF	17.	Hassan Tambakti
MF	7.	Salman Al-Faraj (C) 45+4'
MF	8.	Abdulelah Al-Malki
MF	23.	Mohamed Kanno
FW	9.	Firas Al-Buraikan 89'
FW	10.	Salem Al-Dawsari
FW	11.	Saleh Al-Shehri 78'
		Entered
DF	2.	Sultan Al-Ghanam 78'
DF	4.	Abdulelah Al-Amri 89'
DF	6.	Mohammed Al-Breik 90+9'
MF	18.	Nawaf Al-Abed 45+4' 89'
FW	25.	Haitham Asiri 89'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Mohammed Al Rubaie
GK	22.	Nawaf Al-Aqidi
DF	3.	Abdullah Madu
MF	14.	Abdullah Otayf
MF	15.	Ali Al-Hassan
MF	16.	Sami Al-Najei
MF	24.	Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF	26.	Riyadh Sharahili
FW	19.	Hattan Bahebri
FW	20.	Abdulrahman Al-Aboud
	Coach: Herve Renard

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Saudi Arabia	Abdulelah Al-Malki	67' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Ali Al-Bulaihi	75' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Salem Al-Dawsari	79' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Saud Abdulhamid	82' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Nawaf Al-Abed	88' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Mohammed Al-Owais	90'+2' yellow card

Substitutions

Argentina
Minute 59		Julian Alvarez	replaced	Alejandro Gomez
Minute 59		Lisandro Martinez	replaced	Cristian Romero
Minute 59		Enzo Fernandez	replaced	Leandro Paredes
Minute 71		Marcos Acuña	replaced	Nicolas Tagliafico
Saudi Arabia
Minute 45+4		Nawaf Al-Abed	replaced	Salman Al-Faraj
Minute 78		Sultan Al-Ghanam	replaced	Saleh Al-Shehri
Minute 89		Abdulelah Al-Amri	replaced	Nawaf Al-Abed
Minute 89		Haitham Asiri	replaced	Firas Al-Buraikan
Minute 90+9		Mohammed Al-Breik	replaced	Yasser Al-Shahrani