Sports : Unbelievable, Saudi Arabia smashes 2 -1 against Argentina

Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Saudis produce one of the World Cup's biggest EVER shocks to beat Lionel Messi's star-studded side, with Aldawsari's wondergoal proving the difference

Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina in one of the World Cup's greatest-ever upsets as tournament came to life

South Americans ranked as one of the favourites to go all the way in Qatar but they were left floored here.

Argentina took the lead through Lionel Messi's early penalty, which was awarded following a VAR decision

But two goals in eight minutes just after half-time flipped the contest and Argentina couldn't come back

Saleh Al-Shehri nipped in to slide home the equaliser before Salem Al-Dawsari picked out the top corner 

It then took an heroic defensive performance to see them home as they weathered a Argentina barrage

The little man they had all come to see took just 10 minutes to give them what they wanted. A little stuttering run-up, a nudge of his left foot and the first page of a potential Christmas fairytale had been written.

Or so we thought. That's the thing about fairytales. They are so called because they rarely come true and two hours after Lionel Messi had converted a penalty, he was stood near the halfway line, hands on his hips, barely able to comprehend what had happened.