The selector of the Saudi Arabian football team, French expert Herve Renard, admitted that his team did not deserve to go to the next round of the World Cup.
Last night’s defeat by Mexico with a score of 1:2 prevented the selection of Saudi Arabia from making another miracle and winning a place in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Despite the sensational victory over Argentina, Herve Renard’s team ended up taking the last place in the group.
The coach of that football team was realistic and admitted that they did not deserve to go on, despite the victory over one of the main candidates for the “goddess”.
“Mexico played better than us and deserved to win this match. We played below our capabilities and did not react well, even when we were losing. We should be grateful to our goalkeeper because if it weren’t for his interventions, we would have conceded more goals. Only in the last minutes did we believe that something could happen, but it was already too late,’ said Renard.
He also commented on how difficult it is to pass the group as an outsider.
“It is very difficult to pass the group at the World Cup. Saudi Arabia did it only once, in 1994. I congratulate my players for their efforts, but today we did not deserve to go further,’ said the French expert.
Saudi Arabia finished last in Group C with 3 points. Along with them, Mexico was also eliminated, due to a worse goal difference compared to Poland, which “sneaked through” with the same number of points, they had 4 each. After a shocking defeat in the first round, Argentina passed with two victories and 6 points. continues as first place.
