The world press imitated Argentina’s unexpected 1-2 loss against Saudi Arabia. The Argentine media has been especially hard on their team led by Leo Messi: “Amazing blow. So up against the wall. One of those who will leave their mark on you for a long time. Because the result, really, is almost little. The lack of reaction, the lack of connected game. , what is not presence of pressure, little defensive solidity are all axes that have not rested in this team”, the newspaper wrote olé
For its part, the newspaper The country titled a ‘Landslide in Qatar’ and pointed out that “the faces of astonishment on the field of play were the same as those of all Argentina and the soccer universe followed minute by minute of Argentina’s debut in Qatar 2022. Saudi Arabia, with an explosion of five minutes and two shots in goal, destroyed the illusion of the Argentinian in the opening and won 2-1”.
‘Tough blow for Argentina’, headlined the newspaper Clarion on its homepage on the web. “From the illusion of victory to the inexplicable defeat,” he recounted in a report to the country’s fans, which showed the emotional disappointment the fans experienced. “The National Team suffered the first blow of the World Cup. They started to win with a penalty goal from Lionel Messi, but at the beginning of the second period Saudi Arabia turned it around with goals from Al-Shehri and a great goal from Al Dawsari ,” he explained to the chronicle.
The Brazilian press was also hard on the Argentine defeat. grilled, in balloon sport titled the match chronicle with ‘A surprise for history’ and explained that “this Tuesday, the history of World Cups turned one of its most unlikely pages. At the beginning of Group C of the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina lost of 2 -1 , in turn, against Saudi Arabia, one of the great favorites for the title, lost to the underdog of the group. Messi, in the first half, converted a controversial penalty and put the team ahead of South American.”
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The Spanish press, focused
The Spanish media also echo the defeat. Argentina hit against Saudi Arabia!, headlines sports world, while in the narrative the correspondent wrote that “it can’t be true. Argentina, the undefeated in 36 games, the champion of America in the Maracana, who danced with Italy in the Finalissima, has no idea. It has not found a variant. It is not intense. It does not react. Messi, its leader, does not appear to save the team…”. For his part, Brand titled ‘Historical firecracker’ and Ace with the ‘World Skate of Argentina’.
Source: La Verdad

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