World Cup: Saudi Arabia declares public holiday after historic win over Argentina

Saudi Arabia's historic 2-1 victory over Argentina in the ongoing World Cup in Qatar will be talked about for a long time.

While celebrations are expected to continue late into the night, the Saudi government has declared Wednesday a public holiday so that its people can enjoy this iconic moment in its sporting history.

This party allows all state employees, those in the private sector and students to have fun and celebrate one of the biggest upsets in the history of the World Cup.

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Rightly labeled as the underdogs entering the Group C clash against Lionel Messi-led Argentina, many were just waiting to see the margin of defeat. Saudi Arabia will be doomed this time after suffering a 5-0 blow in their opener at the last World Cup in Russia.

Having lost 1-0 in the first 10 minutes and only lucky to be saved by VAR afterwards, no one saw a remarkable comeback from the Saudis who were ranked 50 places below Argentina in the standings FIFA.

However, two well scored goals in the space of seven minutes by Salem Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari secured the victory for the Falcons.

The holiday will affect all state employees "and the private sector, and students at all levels of study", the government announced on Tuesday evening.

“We are delighted with the result. It was an outstanding game from our hawks,” said Ghassan Alwan, 42, marketing director at the Saudi Ministry of Housing. “Our confidence in our players was in the right place. writes history tonight."

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“Incredible, massive, incredible, fantastic,” added Abdulrahman Abed, sportswriter. " Congratulations to all. It means a lot to every Saudi. This will give a huge boost to all Arab teams in the World Cup."

As it has over the years, football has proven to be a great unifying factor in different societies over the years and Saudi Arabia is no different.

“What an incredible victory for the Saudi national team,” said Adel Al-Akeely, a doctor from Riyadh, as quoted by the Guardian. “There are many things that have changed in our country, many new achievements and an ambitious drive to become the best we can be.

"Moments like this materialize those changes and remind you how proud we are of our youth."

While the win over Argentina is a huge boost, Saudi Arabia still need to be at their best in their final group matches against Poland and Mexico as they hope to qualify for the knockout stages. direct elimination.

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