World Cup live updates: Argentina leads Saudi Arabia, 1-0, to start day in Qatar
Heavy pre-match favorite Argentina leads Saudi Arabia 1-0 at halftime in the start of Group C play at Lusali Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.
Lionel Messi, playing in what is likely to be his last World Cup, opened the scoring in the 10th minute from the penalty spot. The tally was the Paris Saint Germain superstar’s seventh in the World Cup and 92nd for his country. Saudi Arabia was lucky to get into halftime down a single goal. The team’s bold strategy of playing a high defensive line and challenging the South American side to beat an offside trap worked. Argentina had three goals pulled back — one from Messi and two from Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martínez — and the seven total offside calls were the most on one team in the first half of a World Cup game since Spain posted nine against Republic of Ireland in 2002.
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