King Of Saudi Arabia Declares Public Holiday To Celebrate Win Against Argentina

The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has declared Wednesday a public holiday after the national team beat Argentina 2-1 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.