Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Argentina

L. Messi 10' (Pen)

Saudi Arabia

Saleh Al Shehri 48'

Salem Al Dawsari 53'

FIFA World Cup 2022

Group Stage - 1

November 22, 2022 10:00am

Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

Key stats

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Argentina 4-4-2

Saudi Arabia 4-1-4-1

Goalkeeper

E. Martínez

6.0

Mohammed Al Owais

7.7

Defenders

N. Tagliafico

6.5

Yasir Al Shahrani

7.2

N. Otamendi

7.3

Ali Al Bulayhi

6.5

C. Romero

6.6

Hassan Tambakti

6.9

N. Molina

6.3

Saud Abdulhamid

6.5

Midfielders

P. Gómez

6.6

Abdulelah Al Malki

6.2

L. Paredes

7.2

Salem Al Dawsari

6.2

R. De Paul

6.9

Mohamed Kanno

6.9

Á. Di María

6.9

Salman Al Faraj

Feras Al Brikan

6.9

Forwards

Lautaro Martínez

6.7

Saleh Al Shehri

7.3

L. Messi

7.6

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Highest rating

7.6

L. Messi

7.7

Mohammed Al Owais

Match Summary

On November 22, 2022 during the 2022 FIFA World Cup match, Argentina faced off against Saudi Arabia at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail. The game concluded with Saudi Arabia securing a victory. With 69% possession, Argentina versus Saudi Arabia's 31% and shots on goal at 6 to 2. Argentina had 85% successful passes (of 596 passes) over Saudi Arabia which had 68% successful passes (of 266 passes). The outstanding efforts by L. Messi and Mohammed Al Owais played a key role.

Lineup

4-4-2

4-1-4-1

Martínez

6.0

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
14/16

Molina

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
43/52

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Romero

6.6

Played:
59Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
58/64

Won duels:
4/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Otamendi

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
88/96

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
9/10

Tagliafico

6.5

Played:
71Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
20/27

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
0/1

María

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
28/34

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
2/4

Paul

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
63/83

Won duels:
3/5

Paredes

7.2

Played:
59Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
56/60

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/4

Gómez

6.6

Played:
59Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
22/24

Won duels:
6/9

Messi

7.6

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
32/40

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
2/3

Martínez

6.7

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/14

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Shehri

7.3

Played:
78Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
10/16

Won duels:
5/12

Dribbles:
0/1

Dawsari

6.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
15/20

Won duels:
2/12

Dribbles:
1/5

Kanno

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
29/37

Won duels:
7/14

Dribbles:
2/3

Faraj

Brikan

6.9

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/8

Dribbles:
0/3

Malki

6.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
28/38

Won duels:
2/9

Shahrani

7.2

Played:
89Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
6

Accurate passes:
9/22

Won duels:
3/4

Bulayhi

6.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
11/18

Won duels:
2/5

Tambakti

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
24/33

Won duels:
4/5

Abdulhamid

6.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
15/18

Won duels:
4/13

Owais

7.7

Played:
90Min

Saves:
5 of 6

Accurate passes:
14/26

Substitutes

Coach

Lionel Scaloni

Álvarez

6.9

Played:
31Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
1/6

Won duels:
3/3

Fernández

6.9

Played:
31Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
30/36

Won duels:
6/9

Martínez

6.9

Played:
31Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
30/32

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Acuña

7.2

Played:
19Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/12

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
1/2

Montiel

Foyth

Armani

Rodríguez

Palacios

Almada

Correa

Pezzella

Allister

Dybala

Rulli

Coach

Herve Renard

Abid

Ghannam

6.2

Played:
12Min

Accurate passes:
0/1

Won duels:
0/1

Dribbles:
0/1

Amri

6.3

Played:
16Min

Asiri

Burayk

Played:
1Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
1/1

Naji

Bahbri

Yami

Madu

Obud

Otayf

Dawsari

Aqidi

Hassan

Stats

Ball Possession

Argentina: 69%

Saudi Arabia: 31%

Total Shots

Argentina: 15

Saudi Arabia: 3

Shots on Goal

Argentina: 6

Saudi Arabia: 2

Corner Kicks

Argentina: 9

Saudi Arabia: 2

Offsides

Argentina: 10

Saudi Arabia: 1

Fouls

Argentina: 7

Saudi Arabia: 21

Yellow Cards

Argentina: 0

Saudi Arabia: 6

Red Cards

Argentina: 0

Saudi Arabia: 0

Total Passes

Argentina: 596

Saudi Arabia: 266

Passes Accuracy

Argentina: 508 (85%)

Saudi Arabia: 181 (68%)

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Passes Accuracy

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