After Saudi Arabia's victory over the all-powerful Argentina last Tuesday, the country was 'gifted' a national holiday to celebrate the great milestone they had achieved. The goals from Alshehri and Aldawsari made an entire country vibrate that started as the Cinderella of the group.
If at first the country was given a holiday, this time those who have benefited have been the players. According to Harian Metro, as a gift for the great feat, Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has rewarded each player with a Rolls-Royce Phantom. A great motivation also to face the decisive game on Saturday against Poland.
The car is valued at around €480,000, with the Phantom model being the "flagship" of the Rolls-Royce brand. If we multiply the price by each one of the members of the national team, nothing 'cheap' has come out of the prince's victory against Argentina.
The players and the Saudi people were not the only beneficiaries of the victory of the Islamic team. The other big winners were those who bet on Saudi Arabia's victory, especially after the 1-0 win for Argentina, since 31 times the stake was paid. In other words, betting just one euro at that time would have won 31. Something that seemed impossible came true and those who bet on the Arabs were pleasantly surprised.
The motivational talk by the coach, Hervé Renard, during the break made them go all out in a game that seemed lost since the penalty that Messi scored in the 10th minute and after the clear wasted chances by the Albiceleste team. The Green Hawks went all out and achieved the feat that is still being talked about.
Saudi Arabia is currently leading group C with three points, followed by Mexico and Poland, with one point, and Argentina in last position, with 0. With two rounds to go to find out who qualifies for the next round, if Saudi Arabia manages one more win (it faces Poland on Saturday) would be mathematically ranked.
