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7 times! Argentina had more offsides in one half than that in the last World Cup

  /  GeneralArsentus

In the first match of the Qatar World Cup, Argentina had three goals disallowed by the assistant referee and a stunning figure of 7 offisides, even more than the offside count of all the matches they played in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

After scoring the penalty and taking the lead for Argentina, Messi scored another but was soon disallowed by the assistant referee. Lautaro Martinez also managed to net twice but the assistant referee, with the suggestion from the new semi-automated offiside checking system, cancelled both goals.

It is certainly an unlucky day for Argentina and some great tactical arrangements for Saudi Arabia.