The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has declared
Wednesday a public holiday in the country following Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 win
against Argentina at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The announcement was made on Twitter by Saudi Gazzette, on
Tuesday evening.
The match which held on Tuesday afternoon saw the Arabian
side shockingly defeat World Cup favourites Argentina in Group C after an
unbelievable performance.
Although, Argentina were tipped to win, plus they had arguably the best player in the world at the moment, seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi, they struggled to have a foothold in the game loosing all three points to a resilient Saudi Arabia.
The tweet read, “King Salman orders that tomorrow,
Wednesday, will be a holiday for all employees in public and private sectors as
well as students in all phases of education in celebration of #SaudiArabia’s
stunning victory against Argentina in #WorldCup2022.”
Saudi Arabia turned the game around immediately after the
second half resumed with Saleh Alshehri’s goal, 48′, leveling up with Argentina
and Saleh Aldawsari’s 53rd minute winning goal.
Saudi Arabia have now played 17 matches at FIFA World Cups,
losing 11 and drawing two. Saudi Arabia have only once progressed beyond the
group stage at a World Cup in 1994
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