Messi made speech to Argentina teammates and urged them to stay calm

La Albiceleste suffered a shocking defeat against Saudi Arabia, making it the worst start to the Qatar World Cup.

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A Lionel Messi penalty gave the South American side the lead in the 10th. But they were unable to extend their lead into the break.

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To take a shock 2-1 lead, the minnow Asian team scored twice in the second period in a span of 10 minutes.

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Argentina, along with Poland, Saudi Arabia, Poland and Mexico, is now in Group C. Mexico and Poland clashed in the other Group C match for a 0-0 draw.

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Messi asked Argentina's teammates to get together and sent a message of unity asking them to keep calm despite the result

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The message the Paris Saint-Germain forward (PSG) reported to have sent was similar in tone to what he stated to the media after his defeat to Saudi Arabia.

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There are no excuses. We need to be more united than ever. This group is strong and has demonstrated it. It's something we haven't experienced in a long while.

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La Albiceleste was last to fail to qualify for the group stages in 2002 FIFA World Cup. They had a 36-match winning streak before losing to Saudi Arabia.

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