Saudis celebrating their historic victory against Argentine
Saudi King declared public holiday today to publicly celebrate yesterday's world cup victory against Argentine
Saudi Arabia
has declared November 23 (Wednesday) as a public holiday in the kingdom to
celebrate its historic win against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
There was joy and jubilation all around as Saudi Arabia's football team scored a shock upset against Argentina in the World Cup on Tuesday. Whole nation is celebrating this historic win. Saudi Arabia's win is also celebrating across the Arab world.
The Saudi
win is particularly notable as this is the first FIFA World Cup to be held in
the Middle East. In another video, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al
Thani, can be seen raising a Saudi flag.
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But Saudi
Arabia, the second-lowest ranked team in the tournament after Ghana, threw
caution to the wind at the start of the second half, charging at Argentina's
defence in front of a frenzied 88,012 crowd.
Reacting to
the kingdom’s victory, PM Shehbaz Sharif tweeted, “What a game of football it
was! Saudi Arabia made history today by staging the biggest upset in FIFA World
Cup thriller against Argentina. Heartiest congratulations to HRH Crown Prince
Mohammed Bin Salman. We share the happiness of our Saudi brothers & sisters
on this great win.”
This isn't the first time a public holiday has been declared after a World Cup win. Cameroon's stellar performance against Argentina in the opening match of 1990's tournament – often referred to as one of the biggest upsets in football history – also received similar reactions.
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