Argentina vs Saudi Arabia match stats & report

1–2 Full time

World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail · Ref S. Vinčić

Argentina stats & fixtures · Saudi Arabia stats & fixtures

Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia 1–2 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on 22 November 2022. Argentina had 69% of the ball.

Argentina vs Saudi Arabia match statistics

ArgentinaSaudi Arabia

69% Ball possession 31%
15 Total shots 3
6 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 0
3 Blocked shots 1
11 Shots inside the box 3
9 Corners 2
7 Fouls 21
10 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 6
596 Passes 266
85% Pass accuracy 68%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

10' Penalty scored L. Messi Argentina
48' Goal Saleh Al Shehri (assist Feras Al Brikan) Saudi Arabia
53' Goal Salem Al Dawsari Saudi Arabia
67' Yellow card Abdulelah Al Malki Saudi Arabia
75' Yellow card Ali Al Bulayhi Saudi Arabia
79' Yellow card Salem Al Dawsari Saudi Arabia
82' Yellow card S. Abdulhamid Saudi Arabia
88' Yellow card Nawaf Al Abid Saudi Arabia
90+2' Yellow card Mohammed Al Owais Saudi Arabia

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Argentina

Confirmed 4-4-2 L. Scaloni

23 E. Martinez

3 N. Tagliafico 19 N. Otamendi 13 C. Romero 26 N. Molina

17 A. Gómez 5 L. Paredes 7 R. de Paul 11 Á. Di María

22 L. Martinez 10 L. Messi

Bench J. Alvarez , E. Fernandez , Lisandro Martínez , M. Acuña , G. Montiel , J. Foyth , F. Armani , G. Rodriguez , E. Palacios , T. Almada , Á. Correa , G. Pezzella , A. Mac Allister , P. Dybala , G. Rulli

Saudi Arabia

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 H. Renard

21 Mohammed Al Owais

13 Yasir Al Shahrani 5 Ali Al Bulayhi 17 Hassan Tambakti 12 S. Abdulhamid

8 Abdulelah Al Malki

10 Salem Al Dawsari 23 Mohamed Kanno 7 S. Al Faraj 9 Feras Al Brikan

11 Saleh Al Shehri

Bench Nawaf Al Abid , Sultan Al Ghannam , Abdulelah Al Amri , Haitham Asiri , Mohammed Al Burayk , Sami Al Naji , Hatan Bahbri , Mohammed Al Yami , Abdullah Madu , Abdulrahman Al Obud , Abdullah Otayf , Nasser Al Dawsari , Nawaf Al Aqidi , Ali Al Hassan

Form guide

Argentina at home

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Saudi Arabia away

3–1–3 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 7
Corners: 2.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.4 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.