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If you’re waking up on Tuesday and you’re a soccer fan, your jaw must be on the floor.
Because Argentina — with all-time legend Lionel Messi — a team considered among the favorites to win in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup … just lost to Saudi Arabia, 2-1. The second-lowest ranked team in the tourney just WON!
I am no huge soccer fan. But even as someone who pays attention minimally during the World Cup, I couldn’t believe this one.
There were some Argentina goals called off due to offside calls — three (!!!!) to be exact. So, sure, blame it on VAR.
But it’s over. And there were two numbers that stood out in that unbelievable loss.
The first is: The number 36. As in, Argentina had won 36 international matches in a row from 2019 … until Tuesday. That was one win away from tying Italy’s 2018 to 2021 run. Oof.
The other is: +1800. That was the moneyline bet you could make on Saudi Arabia before the game. As in, if you bet $100, you could have won $1,800. That’s an upset of epic proportions.
WOW!
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— Is Lane Kiffin leaving for Auburn? There was a report about it on Monday that the Ole Miss coach savagely responded to on Twitter.