Loss for Messi and Argentina among biggest World Cup upsets
The staggering loss for Lionel Messi and Argentina at the World Cup at the hands of Saudi Arabia is right up there with the tournament’s biggest upsets
By GERALD IMRAY
Published - Nov 22, 2022, 10:14 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 23, 2023, 11:48 AM EDT
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The staggering loss for Lionel Messi and Argentina at the World Cup at the hands of Saudi Arabia is right up there with the biggest upsets in tournament history.
Messi, who had given Argentina the lead before the Saudis came back to win 2-1, is playing at likely his last World Cup.
But Messi and his highly-rated team, one of the title favorites in Qatar, now have an unwanted place on a very different list after losing to a team ranked 48 places below them. Saudi Arabia had won only three games previously at the World Cup, and only one in the last 28 years before Tuesday's shocker over the two-time champions.
Here is a look at some of the other major World Cup surprises through the years:
