Argentina leads Saudi Arabia at half in 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Argentina leads Saudi Arabia 1-0 after the first half in the first game of Group C action at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina on a penalty kick in the 10th minute to give them an early 1-0 lead.
Messi had another glorious chance in the first minute of the match but was stopped by a brilliant save by Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohammed Khalil Ibr Al-Owais.
Forward Lautaro Martinez thought he gave Argentina a 2-0 lead but the goal was eventually overturned through VAR on an offside.
Argentina was called offside seven times in the first half which negated three strong scoring chances.