Argentina vs Saudi Arabia national football team Statistics and Results
Lusail Iconic Stadium • 22 Nov 2022
Key Takeaways
AI-generated summary based on match data
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Saudi Arabia national football team claimed all three points with a 2-1 away win.
- 2
Argentina look to maintain their push for a top-four finish.
Key Moments
L. Messi
Penalty1–0
10'
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N. Al Abed
Sub In
45'+4
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S. Al Faraj
Sub Out
45'+4
Half Time
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S. Al Shehri
Goal1–1
48'
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S. Al Dawsari
Goal1–2
53'
L. Martinez
Sub In
59'
C. Romero
Sub Out
59'
J. Alvarez
Sub In
59'
Papu Gomez
Sub Out
59'
E. Fernandez
Sub In
59'
L. Paredes
Sub Out
59'
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A. Al Malki
Yellow Card
67'
M. Acuna
Sub In
71'
N. Tagliafico
Sub Out
71'
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A. Al Boleahi
Yellow Card
75'
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S. Al Ghannam
Sub In
78'
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S. Al Shehri
Sub Out
78'
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S. Al Dawsari
Yellow Card
79'
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S. Abdulhamid
Yellow Card
82'
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N. Al Abed
Yellow Card
88'
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A. Al Amri
Sub In
88'
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N. Al Abed
Sub Out
88'
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H. Asiri
Sub In
89'
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F. Al Buraikan
Sub Out
89'
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M. Al Owais
Yellow Card
90'+2
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M. Al Breik
Sub In
90'+9
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Y. Al Shahrani
Sub Out
90'+9
Match Momentum
ArgentinaSaudi Arabia national football team
Argentina
Team Stats
Saudi Arabia national football team
69%Possession31%
16Total Shots4
6Shots on Target2
9Corners2
7Fouls21
10Offsides1
0Yellow Cards6
Table Impact
With this result: Saudi Arabia national football team win
Argentina+0 pts
2nd
14 → 14 pts
Saudi Arabia national football team+3 pts
25th
3 → 6 pts
•Saudi Arabia national football team gain 3 points, Argentina gain nothing
•Argentina move 8 points clear of Saudi Arabia national football team
•23 places separate the teams in the table
Match Commentary
0' First Half starts.
2' New attacking attempt. Lionel Messi - Argentina - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
3' Hand ball by Leandro Paredes - Argentina
4' Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia
4' Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
6' Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
6' Penalty Argentina. Leandro Paredes draws a foul in the penalty area.
6' Penalty conceded by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia - after a foul in the penalty area.
8' VAR Decision: Penalty Argentina.
10' Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Lionel Messi - Argentina - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the left corner.
15' Fouled by Papu Gómez - Argentina
15' Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in attack.
18' Offside - Argentina. Lionel Messi with a pass, however Lautaro Martínez is in offside.
20' Missed chance. Papu Gómez - Argentina - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Leandro Paredes.
21' Offside - Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico with a pass, however Papu Gómez is in offside.
22' Offside - Argentina. Papu Gómez with a pass, however Lionel Messi is in offside.
24' Offside - Argentina. Nahuel Molina with a pass, however Ángel Di María is in offside.
25' Fouled by Saleh Al Shehri - Saudi Arabia
25' Nicolás Otamendi - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
26' Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia
26' Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
27' Offside - Argentina. Papu Gómez with a pass, however Lautaro Martínez is in offside.
27' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
29' VAR Decision: No Goal Argentina 1-0 Saudi Arabia.
29' Fouled by Cristian Romero - Argentina
29' Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick on the left wing.
30' Corner - Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
31' Fouled by Rodrigo De Paul - Argentina
31' Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick on the left wing.
32' Offside - Argentina. Papu Gómez with a pass, however Ángel Di María is in offside.
35' Offside - Argentina. Lionel Messi with a pass, however Lautaro Martínez is in offside.
35' Cristian Romero - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
35' Fouled by Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia
36' Fouled by Salem Al Dawsari - Saudi Arabia
36' Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick in attack.
39' Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia
39' Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
40' Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
41' Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia
41' Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick on the left wing.
42' Shot blocked. Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Lionel Messi with a cross.
42' Missed chance. Rodrigo De Paul - Argentina - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high .
45'+4 Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid for Salman Al Faraj - injury.
45'+7 First Half ended - Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
45' Second Half starts Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
47' Offside - Argentina. Leandro Paredes with a pass, however Ángel Di María is in offside.
48' Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 1. Saleh Al Shehri - Saudi Arabia - shot with left foot from the left side of the box to the right corner. Assist - Feras Al Brikan.
50' Fouled by Ali Al Bulayhi - Saudi Arabia
50' Lionel Messi - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
51' Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia
51' Nicolás Tagliafico - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
53' Shot blocked. Nawaf Al Abid - Saudi Arabia - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
53' Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2. Salem Al Dawsari - Saudi Arabia - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
55' Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia
55' Rodrigo De Paul - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
56' Fouled by Nawaf Al Abid - Saudi Arabia
56' Leandro Paredes - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
56' Fouled by Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia
56' Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
57' Fouled by Lionel Messi - Argentina
57' Hassan Tambakti - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in defence.
58' Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia
58' Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
59' Substitution - Argentina. Lisandro Martínez for Cristian Romero.
59' Substitution - Argentina. Julián Álvarez for Papu Gómez.
59' Substitution - Argentina. Enzo Fernández for Leandro Paredes.
60' Fouled by Lautaro Martínez - Argentina
60' Hassan Tambakti - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in defence.
63' Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
63' Shot blocked. Lisandro Martínez - Argentina - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nicolás Otamendi.
63' New attacking attempt. Nicolás Tagliafico - Argentina - shot with left foot from few metres is saved in the left corner. Assist - Lisandro Martínez.
63' Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
64' Fouled by Feras Al Brikan - Saudi Arabia
64' Nicolás Tagliafico - Argentina - won a free kick on the left wing.
67' Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia
67' Nicolás Otamendi - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
67' Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card for a foul.
69' Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Feras Al Brikan.
69' Missed chance. Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - shot with the head from a diffucult position on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Lionel Messi with a cross after corner.
71' Substitution - Argentina. Marcos Acuña for Nicolás Tagliafico.
72' New attacking attempt. Ángel Di María - Argentina - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Lionel Messi.
74' Shot blocked. Ángel Di María - Argentina - shot with left foot from long distance on the right is blocked. Assist - Nahuel Molina.
74' Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in defence.
74' Fouled by Nahuel Molina - Argentina
75' Ali Al Bulayhi - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card.
75' Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
76' Missed chance. Enzo Fernández - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Marcos Acuña with a cross after corner.
77' Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia
77' Julián Álvarez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence.
78' Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam for Saleh Al Shehri.
79' Fouled by Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia
79' Lionel Messi - Argentina - won a free kick in attack.
79' Salem Al Dawsari - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card.
80' Missed chance. Lionel Messi - Argentina - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a free kick.
82' Enzo Fernández - Argentina - won a free kick in attack.
82' Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia
82' Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card for a foul.
83' Offside - Argentina. Marcos Acuña with a pass, however Julián Álvarez is in offside.
84' New attacking attempt. Lionel Messi - Argentina - header inside of six yard box - left side is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross.
88' Nawaf Al Abid - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card.
88' Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri for Nawaf Al Abid.
89' Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Haitham Asiri for Feras Al Brikan.
89' Fouled by Yasir Al Shahrani - Saudi Arabia
89' Ángel Di María - Argentina - won a free kick on the right wing.
90' Fouled by Haitham Asiri - Saudi Arabia
90' Ángel Di María - Argentina - won a free kick in attack.
90'+1 Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
90'+1 Missed chance. Nicolás Otamendi - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Marcos Acuña with a cross after corner.
90'+1 Offside - Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul with a pass, however Nicolás Otamendi is in offside.
90'+2 Mohammed Al Owais - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card.
90'+3 Corner - Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Marcos Acuña.
90'+4 Offside - Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari with a pass, however Mohammed Kanno is in offside.
90'+9 Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Burayk for Yasir Al Shahrani - injury.
90'+10 Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
90'+10 Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Salem Al Dawsari.
90'+11 New attacking attempt. Julián Álvarez - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross.
90'+14 Second Half ended - Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2.
0' Thats all. Game finished - Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2.
Starting Lineups
Argentina
Saudi Arabia national football team
Substitutes
29. Gonzalo Montiel, 8. Juan Foyth, 1. Franco Armani, 2. Guido Rodríguez, 25. Exequiel Palacios, 11. Thiago Almada, 7. Ángel Correa, 21. Marcos Acuña, Germán Pezzella, 19. Julián Álvarez, 10. Alexis Mac Allister, 8. Enzo Fernández, 6. Lisandro Martínez, 21. Paulo Dybala, 1. Gerónimo Rulli
Sami Al-Najei, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Nawaf Al-Abed, Hattan Bahebri, 17. Mohammed Al Yami, Mohammed Al-Burayk, 18. Haitham Mohammed Asiri, 3. Abdullah Madu, Abdulrahman Alobud, 14. Abdullah Otayf, 5. Abdulelah Al-Amri, 16. Nasser Al-Dawsari, 1. Nawaf Alaqidi, Ali Al-Hassan
Head-to-Head History
Argentina
0 wins
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Saudi Arabia national football team
1 wins
0%0% Draws100%
Based on 1 meetings
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