Undoubtedly one of the great surprises that the Qatar 2022 World Cup has been leaving is Saudi Arabia's 2-1 victory over Argentina in the first match of Group C. Meanwhile, the footballer Ali Albulayhi starred in a tense moment as he confronted Lionel Messi after the second goal.
As it is remembered, Saudi Arabia was able to score the second goal in the 53rd minute with a goal by Salem Al-Dawshari, and while several celebrated with the scorer, Ali Albulayhi went to look for Lionel Messi, touched his back, and, as seen in the images, approached the Paris Saint-Germain player to confront him.
Meanwhile, Messi did not fall for the provocations and just listened and ignored the Arab footballer, while he continued speaking closely. Finally, Messi continued walking until the match resumed.
The scene that features Ali Albulayhi and Lionel Messi
Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia
The team led by Lionel Scaloni started this Qatar 2022 World Cup on the wrong foot as they were defeated by Saudi Arabia, despite opening the scoring with a penalty goal by Lionel Messi in the 10th minute.
They then turned the result around with goals from Saleh Al Sherhi in the 40th minute and Salem Al-Dawshari in the 53rd minute. The next match for the Argentine team will be on Saturday, November 26th against Mexico at 2:00 pm (Peruvian time).