On Tuesday afternoon, November 23, Middle Eastern Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1, one of the biggest surprises in the history of the World Cup.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring, but Saleh al-Shahri equalized. Five minutes later, when Salim Al-Dohiri unexpectedly helped the team take the lead, Al-Braich sent a confident message to the opposing captain.
After the goal in the 53rd minute, instead of celebrating with his teammates, Al Braich ran to the surprised Lionel Messi and patted him on the back to get his attention.
After the game, he admitted that what he said to Messi was: “you won’t win, you won’t win!” With 35 minutes left in the game and a long stoppage time, it was bold to say so, but some of his bold and arrogant predictions turned out to be correct.