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Summary

November 22, 2022 7:20 AM ET

90'

The match Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia is over.

November 22, 2022 7:07 AM ET

85'

Last minutes of the match, Saudi Arabia manages the time and everything indicates that they will surprise and take their first 3 points in the match.

November 22, 2022 6:48 AM ET

80'

Saudi Arabia looks to retain the ball and run down the clock.

November 22, 2022 6:40 AM ET

75'

Argentina attacks ineffectively and some players begin to despair.

November 22, 2022 6:36 AM ET

70'

Arabia defends with all its arsenal and seeks to increase its advantage on the counter-attack.

November 22, 2022 6:31 AM ET

65'

Argentina makes changes with the intention of being more aggressive and tying the game quickly.

November 22, 2022 6:25 AM ET

56'

Saudi Arabia's goal turns the score around.

November 22, 2022 6:16 AM ET

52'

Saudi Arabia's goal ties the match.

November 22, 2022 6:12 AM ET

50'

Argentina starts the first half with more ball possession.

November 22, 2022 6:10 AM ET

45'

The second half begins.

November 22, 2022 6:08 AM ET

45'

End of first half Argentina 1-0 Saudi Arabia.

November 22, 2022 5:57 AM ET

40'

In the last minutes of the first half, all indications are that Argentina will take a minimal lead into the break.

November 22, 2022 5:52 AM ET

35'

Many fouls cause the game to stop very often.

November 22, 2022 5:47 AM ET

30'

Lautaro Martinez goal disallowed for offside

November 22, 2022 5:42 AM ET

25'

The match becomes very even, the teams fight intensely for the ball.

November 22, 2022 5:37 AM ET

20'

Arabia intensifies its attacks looking for a quick equalizer.

November 22, 2022 5:32 AM ET

12'

Messi's penalty goal opens the scoring.

November 22, 2022 5:27 AM ET

10'

Arabia tries to give sparks but Argentina continues to dominate possession.

November 22, 2022 5:22 AM ET

5'

Argentina has more ball possession at the start of the match.

November 22, 2022 5:17 AM ET

Kickoff

The match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia kicks off.

November 22, 2022 5:12 AM ET

All ready

Everything is ready for the start of the match, the teams are getting ready to take the field for the start of this match, we are minutes away from the ball rolling in Group C.

November 22, 2022 5:07 AM ET

End of warm-up

The two teams finish warming up and enter the dressing room for the final talk before the start of the match, a thrilling match awaits us with one of the highest expectations for possibly being Lionel Messi's last World Cup.

November 22, 2022 5:02 AM ET

Great Entrance

Great entrance at the Lusail Stadium, the stadium is divided with fans of both teams, a little more of Saudi Arabia who made the largest ticket sales in this World Cup, also the fans of Argentina makes the effort and makes a good entry.

November 22, 2022 4:57 AM ET

Lineup Argentina

This is the roster of the Albiceleste national team:

November 22, 2022 4:52 AM ET

Already warming up

The two teams are warming up and getting ready for the start of this match that opens Group C in this World Cup, players of great quality are getting ready for this match that promises many goals and emotions.

November 22, 2022 4:47 AM ET

Lineup Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia begins its World Cup with this roster:

November 22, 2022 4:42 AM ET

Selections have arrived

Both teams are already at the Lusail Stadium and the players are getting ready in the dressing rooms to warm up in a few minutes.

November 22, 2022 4:32 AM ET

Fans

Little by little the fans arrive at the Lusail Stadium, a full house is expected for the debut of Argentina and Saudi Arabia in a new World Cup, as well as the opening of Group C, where they share the group with Mexico and Poland.

November 22, 2022 4:27 AM ET

Messi to retire after Qatar 2022?

Lionel Messi assured that being in a World Cup is always special because it is a different atmosphere, although he indicated that it could be his last World Cup:

"It's another moment, the others are at the end of the season, after many games you have a month to prepare for the start of the world tournament, and now we didn't have time for that. But we knew it was going to be like this and we arrived well. It's special, it's a World Cup, the atmosphere before the first game is always special." 

November 22, 2022 4:22 AM ET

Pressure Relief

Lionel Scaloni on Monday at a press conference took the pressure off his players by saying that they are not obliged to be World Cup champions and, in passing, indicated that he already had his starting eleven, but did not want to reveal the names:

"We are under no circumstances obliged to win a World Cup."

November 22, 2022 4:17 AM ET

Stay tuned to follow Argentina vs Saudi Arabia in Match day 1 of Group C at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Argentina vs Saudi Arabia on Match day 1 of Group C, as well as the latest information from the Lusail Stadium. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL Mexico's online minute-by-minute coverage.

November 22, 2022 4:12 AM ET

Where and How to watch Argentina vs Saudi Arabia online on Match day 1 of Group C at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The match Argentina vs Saudi Arabia will be broadcast on Channel 5, Azteca 7 and Sky Sports.

If you want to watch the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia match via streaming, it can be tuned to Vix and Blue To Go.

If you want to watch the match online, VAVEL Mexico is your best option.

November 22, 2022 4:07 AM ET

How was the opening match at the World Cup?

This Sunday the opening match was played with the Qatar vs Ecuador match, a match where the South Americans were the dominant team and with a double goal by Enner Valencia at minute 16' and minute 31' they got the first 3 points in their group A and achieved a record, being the first team to defeat the host team in the opening match, something never seen before in the history of the World Cup.

November 22, 2022 4:02 AM ET

Match tomorrow

Tomorrow, in addition to the match between Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, the matches of Denmark vs Tunisia, Mexico vs Poland and France vs Australia, corresponding to Group C and Group D, will be played. Several teams will debut in this World Cup with the illusion of several of them, undoubtedly a great day with great matches.

November 22, 2022 3:57 AM ET

What time is the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia match, corresponding to Match day 1 of Group C at the Qatar 2022 World Cup?

This is the kickoff time for the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia match on November 22, 2022 in several countries:
 Argentina: 06:00 hours
Bolivia: 05:00 hours
Brazil: 06:00 hours
Chile: 06:00 hours
Colombia: 04:00 hours
Ecuador: 04:00 hours
Spain: 19:00 hours
United States: 05:00 hours PT and 06:00 hours ET
Mexico: 04:00 hours
Paraguay: 04:00 hours
Peru: 06:00 hours
Uruguay: 06:00 hours
Venezuela: 05:00 hours

November 22, 2022 3:52 AM ET

Who makes up Group C?

In Group C, along with Saudi Arabia and Argentina, there will also be the teams of Poland and the Mexican national team, which will fight for the two tickets to the Round of 16 of the World Cup, the favorites are Mexico and Argentina, but Poland will fight in the first match to get that ticket to the next phase, a very tight group where the big victim will undoubtedly be Saudi Arabia, who starts as the weakest.

November 22, 2022 3:47 AM ET

Absences

Argentina has already suffered its first two casualties, Cristian Romero and Nicolás González, who were released and replaced by two new players, which will undoubtedly be two casualties that will be felt in the Albicelestes' group, while Saudi Arabia has no injured or suspended players, so they will be able to count on a full squad for their World Cup debut.

November 22, 2022 3:42 AM ET

Background

These two teams have only met on one occasion and that was on November 14, 2014, when the two teams played to a goalless draw. Despite this, the big favorite to take the first three points is Argentina, who looks more powerful and has a better squad.

November 22, 2022 3:37 AM ET

Key Player Saudi Arabia

Salem - Al - Dawsari:

He is the most unbalanced player in Qatar, he is the star striker of the Arabs, he plays in the local league with Al-Hilal, he has played 71 games with the national team and has scored 17 goals, he will look to start the World Cup in the best way against one of the strongest teams such as Argentina.

November 22, 2022 3:32 AM ET

Key Player Argentina

Lionel Messi:

He will dispute his 5th World Cup and surely the last of his career has played 165 games and scored 91 goals with Argentina, the captain and leader of this team that will seek to say goodbye to the World Cup by lifting the World Cup, a task that looks difficult but not impossible, undoubtedly one of the main players to follow in this World Cup.

November 22, 2022 3:27 AM ET

Saudi Arabia Call for Entries

This is the Saudi Arabia squad for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

November 22, 2022 3:22 AM ET

How does Saudi Arabia arrive?

Saudi Arabia arrives as the victim of group C, being the weakest, they will debut against Argentina, which seems a difficult task for them, they played two friendly matches before the World Cup, first against Panama, which they tied with one goal, and the last one against Croatia, a match they lost by the minimum difference, in this way the Arab team arrives to its debut in the World Cup.

November 22, 2022 3:17 AM ET

Argentina Call

This is Argentina's call-up list for the Qatar 2022 World Cup: Franco Armani, Emiliani Martinez, Cristian Romero, Marcos Acuña, Julian Alvarez, Joaquin Correa, Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Di Maria, Paulo Dybala, Enzo Fernandez, Juan Foyth, Alejandro Gómez, Nicolas González, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, lisandro Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Otamendi, Gonzalo Montiel, Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodriguez, Geronimo Rulli, Nicolas Tagliafico y Lionel Messi.

November 22, 2022 3:12 AM ET

How does Argentina arrive?

Argentina arrives with great expectations being one of the favorites to be world champions, as well as the possible last World Cup of their star Leo Messi, they closed their preparation with a friendly match against the United Arab Emirates, which they won easily defeating the Asian team 5-0, they will try to start in the best way against the team that starts as the weakest of group C, Saudi Arabia.

November 22, 2022 3:07 AM ET

Lusail Stadium

Located in the city of Lusail in Qatar, it is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the Arab country, it was built on November 22, 2021 precisely for this World Cup, it has a capacity of 80 thousand spectators and will be used for the first time for the match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia, no doubt this stadium will make us vibrate with the World Cup in Qatar 2022.

November 22, 2022 3:02 AM ET

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers!

Welcome to the blog commentary of the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia match, corresponding to Match day 1 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The match will take place at the Lusail Stadium, at 04:00 (CDMX).

November 22, 2022 2:57 AM ET
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