The Saudi government said the national holiday “applies to all employees of state or private institutions, as well as students” and admission to theme parks and other cultural and recreational facilities is free. Several Saudi government officials and members of the royal family have uploaded clips of themselves watching the Desert Green Eagle’s fourth World Cup win in history. State television footage showed men and women taking to the streets to celebrate in the capital, Riyadh, with vehicles sounding their hooters and passengers waving national flags. The heads of state of Qatar, the UAE and other countries, which have had bad relations with Saudi Arabia in recent years, also congratulated Saudi Arabia for writing a new chapter in Arab football.
The coach of the Saudi Arabian team, Lian Nadi, also became one of the hot topics after the match: it was about the 54-year-old French coach who rode the dark horse Zambia to victory in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 and helped La Ivory Coast will win the Africa Cup three years later. After taking over the Saudi team in 2019, he said bluntly after the match that the Argentine team underestimated the enemy: “I think Messi will say that Saudi Arabia played well, so Argentina missed the wave, “But you know their motivation in the game, it’s normal that they’re not as good as when they were against Brazil. We still have to look ahead, because there are still two difficult games.” Midfielder Aimuki said after the match: “We have a crazy coach who encouraged us at half-time and kept giving instructions on the pitch. I don’t know how to describe it. As for the Saudi fans in Qatar, they were caught imitating the jubilation of the goal by Argentina’s star player, Metz captain’s rival, Cristiano Ronaldo (C Lang) outside the stadium .
Messi, who scored first 12 yards in the match yesterday, admitted that the team conceded two goals in a row in 5 minutes because he lost concentration and needed to regroup and fight to qualify. In South America, Argentine media claimed it was a shameful defeat, but in neighboring Brazil, many celebrities, including President Jair Bolsonaro, made fun of the Argentine team’s poor performance. Poland and Mexico, also in Group C, drew 0-0 in this morning’s match, relegating Argentina to the bottom of the table.
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