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Saudi Arabia’s historic World Cup win over Argentina in the Group C opener came at a cost.
While defending their 2-1 lead in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Saudi Arabia goalie Mohammed Alowais inadvertently struck teammate and star defender Yasser Al-Shahrani in the face with a flying knee as he came storming off his line to punch away an Argentina cross.
Alowais and other teammates immediately looked concerned for Al-Shahrani as they frantically waved trainers to rush out to him lying on the ground. A 30-year-old who plays for club side Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, Al-Shahrani appeared to be bleeding as he was tended to.
Unable to walk off the pitch under his own power, Al-Shahrani was carried off on a stretcher.
