Saudi international striker Saleh Al-Shehri has denied reports that every international player would receive a ‘Rolls-Royce Phantom’ luxury car, as a reward for beating the Argentina national team two goals to one in the FIFA World Cup. World in Qatar.
Al-Shehri answered a reporter’s question about the validity of receiving a “Rolls-Royce” with his national team colleagues, and what color he chose, if that were true. The player replied, laughing, that it wasn’t true.
Al-Shehri added, in the press conference before the match against Poland on Saturday, that he was in Qatar with his colleagues to serve the country and provide the best, and “this is our greatest achievement”. He adds the Saudi star.
British journalist Saleh Al-Shehri 🗣️
“I heard you got luxury cars after the victory over Argentina? What color did you choose for your car?” 🤔
Saleh 💬
“No, no, that’s not true, and it didn’t happen! We’re just here to serve the country.” 🇸🇦 🔝#The_World_with_Jules | #FIFA World Cup | #Qatar2022 | #falcons pic.twitter.com/DPsyeJnVYH
– GOAL Saudi Website – GOAL (@GoalSA) November 25, 2022
And in recent days, reports have been circulating that the Saudi national team players would get the luxury car following their stunning victory over the Argentina national team led by star Lionel Messi, a victory that was considered one of the biggest surprises in the history of the World Cup .
The Saudi national football team has broken the fear that haunted the Arabs in the World Cup finals, after the historic 2-1 victory over the Argentine counterpart, in the opening competitions of group C of the Qatar 2022 World Cup last Tuesday, and has rekindled the hopes for the possibility of achieving an outstanding result.
The Saudi Al-Akhdar faces Poland today, Saturday and can officially qualify for the round of 16 if he wins against Robert Lewandowski and his companions.