{"id":1255837,"date":"2022-11-22T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/twitter-melts-down-as-saudi-arabia-stun-messi-led-argentina\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T14:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:34:20","slug":"twitter-melts-down-as-saudi-arabia-stun-messi-led-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/twitter-melts-down-as-saudi-arabia-stun-messi-led-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter melts down as Saudi Arabia stun Messi led Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image_2022-11-22_130720626-696x522.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Messi Argentina\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Fans all over the globe were shocked after witnessing one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as Saudi Arabia come from behind to beat Argentina in Group C opener.<\/p>\n<p>The Green falcons, ranked 51st in the world, flipped the game on its head to hit the two time winners twice in 10-minute period to grab three vital points.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Scaloni\u2019s men came into the tournament as one of the favourites, on the back of a 36-game unbeaten run that included winning the 2021 Copa America.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The tournament will certainly be Messi\u2019s closing act on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, many from afar were quick to mock him on social media over his standing as the GOAT in football following their defeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out some of the reactions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t ever compare Ronaldo to Messi! That\u2019s so disrespectful<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Palago Mufasa (@Archipalago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Archipalago\/status\/1595051158422388738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6opHAfat3-k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fear grips Asare Bediako SHS students after Akrokerri youth allegedly att@cked them (21-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6opHAfat3-k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans all over the globe were shocked after witnessing one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as Saudi Arabia come from behind to beat Argentina in Group C opener. 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