Footage of Saudi Arabia Fans Making a Mockery of Leo Messi With Ronaldo’s ‘SIUUU’ Celebration Emerges

Footage of Saudi Arabia Fans Making a Mockery of Leo Messi With Ronaldo’s ‘SIUUU’ Celebration Emerges

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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  • Saudi Arabia dealt a huge blow to Lionel Messi and Argentina, stunning the two-time world champions to record a 2-1 comeback victory
  • Following the outstanding yet unexpected achievement by the Green Falcons, supporters aimed a sly dig at Argentina talisman Lionel Messi
  • Messi's Argentina will hope to swiftly put their house in order ahead of their second group game against Mexico, who shared the spoils with Poland

Fans of Saudi Arabia taunted Lionel Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo's famous 'Siuuu' celebration, following the country's victory over Argentina.

Saudi chalked a mammoth feat on Tuesday, November 22, by clawing back from a goal down to secure a historic 2-1 victory against the pre-tournament favourites.

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Fans of Saudi Arabia taunted Leo Messi with Ronaldo's 'SIUU' celebration after the historic 2-1 win over Argentina. Photo credit: @ManUtd @brfootball
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In the process, the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia became the first non-European team to beat La Albiceleste at the World Cup since Cameroon in 1990, while also ending the 36-game unbeaten run of the South Americans, as noted by Sky Sports.

While the rest of the football world remains shocked by the unexpected result, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to bask in joy over its remarkable success, Express reports.

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In a video shared on social media, seen by Sports Brief, a group of Saudi Arabia supporters aimed a sly dig at Messi by celebrating their feat with Ronaldo's famous 'Siuuu' celebration.

Messi speaks after shock loss

Lionel Messi called on his side to be ‘more united than ever’ and insists his country has no excuses after their a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia in their World Cup opener on Tuesday.

The Green Falcons produced the upset of the tournament by claiming a famous 2-1 victory over a nation considered one of the favourites to win the global spectacle.

The shock result leaves Argentina needing a positive result against Mexico and Poland to stand any chance of making it out of the group stages, and Messi is all too aware of this fact.

Saudi Arabia declares public holiday

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Saudi Arabia declared November 23 a public holiday, after its historic FIFA World Cup victory over pre-tournament favourites Argentina.

The Green Falcons stunned the two-time world champions with a 2-1 comeback victory, that will likely go down as one of the greatest-ever upsets in the history of the Mundial.

Messi put La Albiceleste in front after just 10 minutes, but Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari struck in the space of five minutes to take the lead in the second half.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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