Argentina have taken a 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia at the end of the first half of their opening encounter of the Qatar World Cup at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.  The Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi opened the scoring for his side in the 10th minute of the match through a penalty. Saudi defender Al Bulayahi fouled Leandro Paredes inside the D-box at the time Messi attempted a corner kick. The referee immediately used the VAR to check whether it was a foul or not. The TV reply clearly showed it was a foul, so the referee had no problem making the decision in favor of Argentina. Read More: Qatar World Cup: Messi scores as Argentina take 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia After taking an early lead, Argentina continued to play the way they planned for the match. They tried to create an attack from the back, but the Saudi Arabian defenders were focusing on high-line defense, which caused problems for the Argentine forwards. Argentina scored three more goals after that, in the 22nd minute by Leo Messi, the 28th minute by Lautaro Martinez, and the 34th minute but all were ruled out due to off-side. Read More: France vs Australia FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LIVE Streaming: Where and how to watch online and on TV Channel, predicted XI In the last few minutes of the first half, Saudi Arabia tried to make an attempt, but neither of their attempts was successful. In the end, the first half ended with a 1-0 lead for Argentina against Saudi Arabia in Group C's opening match of the Qatar World Cup.

The much-anticipated Argentina vs Saudi Arabia game kicked off at 4 p.m. (Bangladesh time). It took only 10 minutes to find the net for Argentina as Lionel Messi scored from the penalty. Lionel Messi stepped up to take the penalty and calmly placed the ball in the left-side corner, giving Argentina a 1-0 lead over Saudi Arabia in their first match of the Qatar World Cup. Saudi Arabia started the game with a 4-1-4-1 formation, while Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni deployed a 4-4-2 formation. Read More: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia live stream, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 watch LIVE: Where and how to watch online and on TV Channel, predicted XI Argentina has tried to build an attack from the back line by playing a short pass between them. In the process, Argentina earned a corner kick in the 6th minute. Leo Messi took the corner kick, but a Saudi Arabian defender fouled midfielder Leandro Paredes. The referee checked with the VAR to find out whether it was a foul. The reply showed it was a foul, so the decision went in favour of Argentina.  Read More: FIFA World Cup 2022: Messi seeks history with Argentina Lionel Messi stepped up to take the penalty and calmly placed the ball in the left-side corner, giving Argentina a 1-0 lead against Saudi Arabia in their Qatar World Cup opener.