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Coverage of the World Cup Group Stage clash between Argentina and Saudi Arabia.
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Live Updates: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 23:50 UK
| First Half starts. | ||
| 2' | New attacking attempt. Lionel Messi - Argentina - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. | |
| 3' | Hand ball by Leandro Paredes - Argentina | |
| 4' | Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia | |
| 4' | Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 6' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid. | |
| 6' | Penalty Argentina. Leandro Paredes draws a foul in the penalty area. | |
| 6' | Penalty conceded by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia - after a foul in the penalty area. | |
| 8' | VAR Decision: Penalty Argentina. | |
| 10' | Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Lionel Messi - Argentina - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the left corner. | |
| 15' | Fouled by Papu Gómez - Argentina | |
| 15' | Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 18' | Offside - Argentina. Lionel Messi with a pass, however Lautaro Martínez is in offside. | |
| 20' | Missed chance. Papu Gómez - Argentina - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Leandro Paredes. | |
| 21' | Offside - Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico with a pass, however Papu Gómez is in offside. | |
| 22' | Offside - Argentina. Papu Gómez with a pass, however Lionel Messi is in offside. | |
| 24' | Offside - Argentina. Nahuel Molina with a pass, however Ángel Di María is in offside. | |
| 25' | Fouled by Saleh Al Shehri - Saudi Arabia | |
| 25' | Nicolás Otamendi - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 26' | Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia | |
| 26' | Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 27' | Offside - Argentina. Papu Gómez with a pass, however Lautaro Martínez is in offside. | |
| 27' | GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review. | |
| 29' | VAR Decision: No Goal Argentina 1-0 Saudi Arabia. | |
| 29' | Fouled by Cristian Romero - Argentina | |
| 29' | Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 30' | Corner - Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Cristian Romero. | |
| 31' | Fouled by Rodrigo De Paul - Argentina | |
| 31' | Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 32' | Offside - Argentina. Papu Gómez with a pass, however Ángel Di María is in offside. | |
| 35' | Offside - Argentina. Lionel Messi with a pass, however Lautaro Martínez is in offside. | |
| 35' | Cristian Romero - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 35' | Fouled by Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia | |
| 36' | Fouled by Salem Al Dawsari - Saudi Arabia | |
| 36' | Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 39' | Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia | |
| 39' | Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 40' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid. | |
| 41' | Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia | |
| 41' | Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 42' | Shot blocked. Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Lionel Messi with a cross. | |
| 42' | Missed chance. Rodrigo De Paul - Argentina - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high . | |
| 45+4' | Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid for Salman Al Faraj - injury. | |
| 45+7' | First Half ended - Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0. | |
| 45' | Second Half starts Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 0. | |
| 47' | Offside - Argentina. Leandro Paredes with a pass, however Ángel Di María is in offside. | |
| 48' | Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 1. Saleh Al Shehri - Saudi Arabia - shot with left foot from the left side of the box to the right corner. Assist - Feras Al Brikan. | |
| 50' | Fouled by Ali Al Bulayhi - Saudi Arabia | |
| 50' | Lionel Messi - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 51' | Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia | |
| 51' | Nicolás Tagliafico - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 53' | Shot blocked. Nawaf Al Abid - Saudi Arabia - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. | |
| 53' | Goal! Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2. Salem Al Dawsari - Saudi Arabia - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. | |
| 55' | Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia | |
| 55' | Rodrigo De Paul - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 56' | Fouled by Nawaf Al Abid - Saudi Arabia | |
| 56' | Leandro Paredes - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 56' | Fouled by Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia | |
| 56' | Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 57' | Fouled by Lionel Messi - Argentina | |
| 57' | Hassan Tambakti - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 58' | Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia | |
| 58' | Papu Gómez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 59' | Substitution - Argentina. Lisandro Martínez for Cristian Romero. | |
| 59' | Substitution - Argentina. Julián Álvarez for Papu Gómez. | |
| 59' | Substitution - Argentina. Enzo Fernández for Leandro Paredes. | |
| 60' | Fouled by Lautaro Martínez - Argentina | |
| 60' | Hassan Tambakti - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 63' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid. | |
| 63' | Shot blocked. Lisandro Martínez - Argentina - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nicolás Otamendi. | |
| 63' | New attacking attempt. Nicolás Tagliafico - Argentina - shot with left foot from few metres is saved in the left corner. Assist - Lisandro Martínez. | |
| 63' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais. | |
| 64' | Fouled by Feras Al Brikan - Saudi Arabia | |
| 64' | Nicolás Tagliafico - Argentina - won a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 67' | Fouled by Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia | |
| 67' | Nicolás Otamendi - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 67' | Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card for a foul. | |
| 69' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Feras Al Brikan. | |
| 69' | Missed chance. Lautaro Martínez - Argentina - shot with the head from a diffucult position on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Lionel Messi with a cross after corner. | |
| 71' | Substitution - Argentina. Marcos Acuña for Nicolás Tagliafico. | |
| 72' | New attacking attempt. Ángel Di María - Argentina - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Lionel Messi. | |
| 74' | Shot blocked. Ángel Di María - Argentina - shot with left foot from long distance on the right is blocked. Assist - Nahuel Molina. | |
| 74' | Abdulelah Al Malki - Saudi Arabia - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 74' | Fouled by Nahuel Molina - Argentina | |
| 75' | Ali Al Bulayhi - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card. | |
| 75' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid. | |
| 76' | Missed chance. Enzo Fernández - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Marcos Acuña with a cross after corner. | |
| 77' | Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia | |
| 77' | Julián Álvarez - Argentina - won a free kick in defence. | |
| 78' | Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam for Saleh Al Shehri. | |
| 79' | Fouled by Mohammed Kanno - Saudi Arabia | |
| 79' | Lionel Messi - Argentina - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 79' | Salem Al Dawsari - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card. | |
| 80' | Missed chance. Lionel Messi - Argentina - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a free kick. | |
| 82' | Enzo Fernández - Argentina - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 82' | Fouled by Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia | |
| 82' | Saud Abdulhamid - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card for a foul. | |
| 83' | Offside - Argentina. Marcos Acuña with a pass, however Julián Álvarez is in offside. | |
| 84' | New attacking attempt. Lionel Messi - Argentina - header inside of six yard box - left side is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross. | |
| 88' | Nawaf Al Abid - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card. | |
| 88' | Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri for Nawaf Al Abid. | |
| 89' | Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Haitham Asiri for Feras Al Brikan. | |
| 89' | Fouled by Yasir Al Shahrani - Saudi Arabia | |
| 89' | Ángel Di María - Argentina - won a free kick on the right wing. | |
| 90' | Fouled by Haitham Asiri - Saudi Arabia | |
| 90' | Ángel Di María - Argentina - won a free kick in attack. | |
| 90+1' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti. | |
| 90+1' | Missed chance. Nicolás Otamendi - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Marcos Acuña with a cross after corner. | |
| 90+1' | Offside - Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul with a pass, however Nicolás Otamendi is in offside. | |
| 90+2' | Mohammed Al Owais - Saudi Arabia - receive yellow card. | |
| 90+3' | Corner - Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Marcos Acuña. | |
| 90+4' | Offside - Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari with a pass, however Mohammed Kanno is in offside. | |
| 90+9' | Substitution - Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Burayk for Yasir Al Shahrani - injury. | |
| 90+10' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid. | |
| 90+10' | Corner - Argentina. Conceded by Salem Al Dawsari. | |
| 90+11' | New attacking attempt. Julián Álvarez - Argentina - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross. | |
| 90+14' | Second Half ended - Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2. | |
| Thats all. Game finished - Argentina 1, Saudi Arabia 2. |
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