Royal Family to Gift Rolls Royces to Saudi Footballers

RIYADH: One of the biggest upsets in the history of the FIFA world cup has led to yet another surprise. According to reports, each of the players of the team will receive a luxury car from the Saudi Government.

While Argentina is one of the best teams and best teams of the day and is considered a top contender for the trophy, Saudi Arabia comes at the bottom of the list. Both teams have a separation of 48 spots when it comes to the current list of ranks. Many predicted that the match will be an easy win for the Lionel Messi-led Argentinian team. But as they say, football is not a predictable game and the unexpected Saudis beat Argentina 2-1 at the Lusail Stadium in Doha.

Argentina had remained unbeaten for the last three years. And the winner of the match, Saudi Arabia has won only three FIFA World Cup matches yet.

Saudi Arabian citizens and fans were overjoyed with this win. Spontaneous dancing and merry-making erupted in and near the stadium. The celebrations in the home country were taken way more seriously. People waved the Saudi flags as they went around the capital Riyadh.

Local news agencies mentioned that the King had also announced a national holiday to celebrate the win as per the suggestions from the Prince. This meant that all the private and public sector organisations as well as students and non-essential services across the Arab Nation celebrated the win of their national team.

Several press reports have mentioned that the country's royal family was exceptionally pleased by the win and the performance of the players. So much so that Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud announced that each of them will receive a Rolls Royce Phantom from the royal family. They will get their gifts when they return from Qatar. The basic model of the vehicle comes at around SAR 1691000 or INR 3.68 Cr.

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