Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when they stunned tournament favorites Argentina on Tuesday.
At the start of the second half, they were battling for victory with two goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dosari after losing from a Lionel Messi penalty.
Overcoming the pressure from Argentina required bold action from the back, but Saudi Arabia held on to kick off the tournament with a bang.
Saudi Arabia caused a stir at the World Cup because they beat Argentina… and now Poland are next
Poland drew 0-0 with Mexico, where they saved Robert Lewandowski’s penalty
Now they will be looking to repeat that result and qualify for the knockout stages when they face Poland in their second Group C game on Saturday.
Poland drew 0-0 against Mexico in the tournament opener, and star Robert Lewandowski saved a penalty, thanks to which he could do so with three points for a chance to qualify for the knockout phase.
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What time is the game between Poland and Saudi Arabia?
The Group C match starts at 4:00 p.m. Qatar time on Saturday, 1:00 p.m. UK time, 11:00 a.m. EST and 11:00 p.m. EST.
Date: Saturday November 26
time: 1:00 p.m. UK, 8:00 a.m. US and 11:00 p.m. Australian time.
How to watch the game
In the UK, Poland’s match against Saudi Arabia will be shown live on ITV 1 and STV, with their coverage starting at 12:00.
The broadcast will also be available via ITVX and STV Player.
In the United States, the game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1, as well as Telemundo, fubo TV, DirecTV Stream, Peacock Premium, Vidgo and Sling Blue.
Saudi striker Saleh Al-Shehri celebrates with his teammates against Argentina
Australian viewers can watch the match via SBS which will be showing all World Cup 2022 matches. SBS On Demand will also be showing the Wales v Iran game for those on the go.
If you can’t watch the match live, you can relive the action via the FIFA YouTube channel (worldwide). The official YouTube channel will post highlights after each match.
Robert Lewandowski, his reliable penalty taker, couldn’t believe he ruined the game against Mexico
Where will the match between Poland and Saudi Arabia take place?
Poland and Saudi Arabia will kick off the match at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, a town west of Doha, Qatar.
The stadium has a capacity of just over 45,000 spectators (45,350), almost two-thirds the size of Al Bayt Stadium, which hosts competitions between Qatar and Ecuador.
The Education City Stadium was specially built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and opened on June 15, 2020.
He hosted the Denmark-Uruguay game which ended in a goalless draw and will also attend the Uruguay-South Korea game in group eight before that game.
Side: Al Rayyan, Qatar
stadiumEducational City Stadium
Al-Rayyan Municipal Educational Stadium has a capacity of 45,350 and opened in June 2020.
Team News
Polish staff
Guardians: Kamil Grabara (Copenhagen), Lukasz Skorobski (Bologna), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus).
Defenders: Jan Bednarik (Aston Villa), Bartosz Bereziński (Sampdoria), Mate Kash (Aston Villa), Kamil Glik (Benevento), Robert Jomny (Agesborg), Artur Jederzejic (Legia Warszawa), Jakub Keewor (Spezia), Mateusz Viticsa (Clermont) ), Nikola Zalewski (Roma)
Aids: Christian Bilic (Birmingham), Przemysław Frankowski (Lens), Kamil Groske (Pogoń Szczecin), Jakub Kamiński (Wolfsburg), Grzygorz Krychowiak (Junior), Michał Skouras (Lech Poznań), Damien Szysmański (Iksibastianky) (Feyenoord), Piotr Zieliński ( Napoli), Simon Zorkowski (Fiorentina)
Attacker: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana), Karol Świderski (Charlotte)
Polish defender Bartosz Berezinski (left) battles for the ball with Mexican Hirving Lozano
Saudi Arabia national team
Guardians: Muhammad Al-Owais (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nasr), Muhammad Al-Yami (Al-Ahly).
Defenders: Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Ali Al-Belahi (Al-Hilal), Abdullah Al-Omari (Al-Nasr), Abdullah Mado (Al-Nasr), Hassan Timbakti (Al-Shabab) and Sultan Al-Ghanam . (Victory), Muhammad Al-Buraik (Al-Hilal), Saud Abdul-Hamid (Al-Hilal).
Aids: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Riyadh Al-Sharahili (Abha), Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nasr), Muhammad Kanoo (Al-Hilal), Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki (Al-Hilal), Sami Al -Naji (Al-Nasr), Abdullah Atif (Al-Hilal), Nasser Al-Dosari (Al-Hilal) Abdul Rahman Al-Aboud (Al-Ittihad), Salem Al-Dosari (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahbari (Al – Chabab).
Attacker: Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Shabab), Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahly), Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal), Firas Al-Braikan (Al-Fateh).
Saleh Al-Shehri beat Christian Romero in the Argentina box to score the equalizer for Saudi Arabia.
Match record
The two teams have already met four times and Poland have won them all.
Curiously, in 1994 they met three times.
In April this year, when the Saudis wanted to participate in the World Cup final for the United States, where they reached the 1/8 finals, they played with Poland in Cannes, France. A late goal from Tomasz Wieleczycki split the two teams.
In the same year, Poland played two matches in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, winning 2:0 and 2:1.
The last time they met was in 2006, also in Riyadh, when Poland won 2-1 after two goals from Łukasz Socin.
Table and table of group C luminaires
November 22
Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia; Mexico 0-0 Poland
November 26
Poland versus Saudi Arabia. Argentina vs Mexico
November 30
Poland against Argentina; Saudi Arabia vs Mexico
