Saudi Arabia will be having toughest meet in the World Cup 2022 today as they open game with Argentina. The Saudi players held their training sessions under the supervision of Coach Hervé Renard.
Argentina is playing in the World Cup finals for the 18th time, while Saudi Arabia is playing for the sixth time and second in a row. Both countries have played each other four times, with Argentina winning once in their third meeting during the Confederations Cup in 1992. In their last meeting game ended with 0-0 in a 2012 friendly match.
Saudi Arabia has lost four of its five World Cup opening games. In the last World Cup in 2018, the team performed impressively after 5-0 loss to Russia in the opening match, with a 1-0 defeat against Uruguay and a win over Egypt. This time, the team and officials are very much confident of further improving the performance under Renard, who has been at the helm of providing intensive training for over three years.
