Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has declared a public holiday tomorrow after they beat Argentina 2-1 today.
The scenes on and off the pitch represent how big a shock the result was for Saudi Arabia. The result was even more unexpected when Argentina took the lead through Lionel Messi early on.
🎬 | Lionel Messi's first #FIFAWorldCup Goal seen from the stands! pic.twitter.com/y3bEAE2cmv
— TheBarcaAddict (@TheBarcaAddict) November 22, 2022
Salem Aldawsari equalised and Saleh Alsheri scored the unexpected winner to cause bedlam in the stands.
https://twitter.com/VishalVerma_9/status/1595033068158717952?s=20&t=9ufwhKrvGLnp8ixjlYkMhQ
Saudi Arabia King Announces National Holiday
To show how much the victory means to the nation, the King of Saudi Arabia announced tomorrow will be a national holiday.
The decision matches the celebration amongst the Saudi Arabia fans in Qatar and back home.
Saudi Arabia have declared tomorrow a national holiday after their 2-1 win against Argentina 🥳 pic.twitter.com/sTShJZF0HV
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 22, 2022
Saudi Arabia fans packed into the stadium to see their players do them proud against one of the tournament favourites.
Here are some of the best clips of Saudi Arabia fans celebrating the victory:
This Saudi Arabia fan got so excited over the win against Argentina that he threw his door 😂😂pic.twitter.com/p1yKqBNGbt
— LADbible (@ladbible) November 22, 2022
Saudi Arabia fans with the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration in front of the Argentines. 😂 pic.twitter.com/XUMhD9GqSQ
— TC (@totalcristiano) November 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/AbTasawar/status/1595034886183653377?s=20&t=B4ObGYNQdJwH-2QY_zwRJA
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia fans went nuts after Salem Al-Dawsari scored the second pic.twitter.com/6ucUnpNLaa
— Sam Cunningham (@samcunningham) November 22, 2022
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