📸 Picture perfect: The story of matchday three at the World Cup | OneFootball

📸 Picture perfect: The story of matchday three at the World Cup | OneFootball

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Thomas Stockting·22 November 2022

📸 Picture perfect: The story of matchday three at the World Cup

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Lionel Messi and all of Argentina were shocked by Saudi Arabia as France survived a scare from down under and we got our first goalless draws.

Here are the best images from day three in Qatar.


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Saudi Arabia beat Argentina to shock the footballing world in Tuesday’s early kick-off.

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A dreadful start to Lionel Messi’s final World Cup campaign, but with two matches remaining we won’t count them out just yet.

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Salem Aldawsari’s second-half strike not only won the game but led Saudi Arabia to declare a National Holiday on Wednesday.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The story of matchday three at the World Cup

Tunisia came flying out of the gates against Denmark and Aïssa Laïdouni set the tone with a hard but fair tackle on Christian Eriksen.

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Despite the tenacity on display from their opponents, Denmark and Andreas Cornelius will be rueing their chances.

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Wales stood out yesterday with their passionate support and today it was Mexico’s turn as El Tri packed the 974 Stadium.

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It isn’t a World Cup until someone tears up at the National Anthems and Alexis Vega – competing at his first tournament – let all the emotions out.

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Robert Lewandowski won’t have many better chances to score his first World Cup goal but, unfortunately for him, Guillermo Ochoa was in the way.

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In the final game of the day, France will have feared the curse of the defending champions was set to continue as Australia took an early lead.

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Les Blues’ attacking talent, however, would prevail as Olivier Giroud’s brace took the 36-year-old level as France’s all-time top scorer.

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The drama continues tomorrow as Belgium enter the fray when they play a Canadian side featuring in the World Cup for the first time in 36 years whilst Germany and Spain also get their tournaments underway.