Monday 21 November 2022 – 18:02
DUBAI, November 21st / WAM / Tomorrow, Tuesday, 4 matches of the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played in Qatar, where the third and fourth round matches will see the first appearance of the Saudi Arabian and Tunisian teams.
The matches in the first round of the third group include the two matches between Saudi Arabia and Argentina, and Poland with Mexico, while the matches in the same round of the fourth round will host the matches between Tunisia and Denmark and France with Australia.
The match between the Saudi national teams and Argentina, which will be held at 14:00 Emirates time at Lusail Stadium, is expected to receive great attention and following, as it is a confrontation between the Argentina national team, which is nominated for the title, led by its star Lionel Messi, who looks to continue his streak of matches without losing, which totals 36. So far, he is looking forward to the 37th match of his career to equal the record held by the Italy national team .
On the other hand, this match will be a good start for the Saudi national team, which is participating in the World Cup finals for the sixth time in its history, and is shouldering the burden of achieving a positive result and adhering to the hopes of Arab football in this World Cup.
The second match brings together the teams of Denmark and Tunisia, which will be played at five in the evening, at the Education City Stadium, where the Arab team, which is participating for the sixth time in the history of its participation in the World Cup , is looking forward to reach the second round in its history.
And his coach, Jalal Al-Qadri, expressed in a press conference his great ambition to realize the aspirations of his fans, especially in light of the establishment of the World Cup in an Arab country, which he considered his greatest motivator. in addition to the expected public support, which will represent a positive motivation for the players.
The third confrontation will bring together the teams of Poland and Mexico, at the 974 stadium, at eight in the evening, where there will be an opportunity for Poland, led by its veteran goalscorer Robert Lewandowski, the Barcelona striker, to compete with the Mexico, which is participating in the World Cup for the 17th time, is looking forward to getting a good start in a multi-powered group that includes Argentina and Saudi Arabia with them.
As for the fourth match, it will see the French and Australian national teams reunited at the Al Janoub Stadium at eleven in the evening, in the first test for the last holder of the world title, who will play this version in the light of many absences, first of all Karim Benzema, Spanish star of Real Madrid, and his first challenge is to face one of the representatives of the Asian continent.
For his part, Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team, felt that the absence of Karim Benzema would not affect his options, noting that there are many technical options in his head to compensate for the absence of the injured Real Madrid star. and indicated that his player, Kylian Mbappe, is a Paris Saint-Germain player, despite his young age, but he can change the course of the game.
Abdel Nasser Moneim / Walid Farouk
