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Argentina fans were invariably confident heading to Qatar as Lionel Scaloni’s side spent years building up a 36-match unbeaten run. That all came crashing down in the very first game, however, as Saudi Arabia came up with an unlikely 2-1 win to seal one of the most surprising results in World Cup history. 

“To start the World Cup in such a way, we did not think we would lose to Saudi Arabia,” added Messi. “It was a real acid test of the whole squad to show how strong we are. Every match since then has been a final and we have now won five finals in a row. I hope this will also be the case on Sunday.”

“To start the World Cup in such a way, we did not think we would lose to Saudi Arabia,” added Messi. “It was a real acid test of the whole squad to show how strong we are. Every match since then has been a final and we have now won five finals in a row. I hope this will also be the case on Sunday.”