Jubilant Saudi Arabia declares a national holiday TOMORROW to celebrate incredible World Cup victory

Saudi Arabia has declared a national holiday for tomorrow to celebrate their soccer team’s incredible World Cup victory over Argentina.

All public and private sector workers and students in Saudi Arabia have the day off on Wednesday after their national team defeated Argentina 2-1 in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

The Gulf state currently ranks low 51st in the world behind hosts Qatar and entered the tournament with low expectations in a group with Argentina, who have been tipped by many to challenge for ultimate glory.

But in a truly stunning turn of events, the underdogs saw the team, number three in the world, crash to the bottom of Group C with an amazing 2-1 victory.

Saudi fans were pictured en masse performing a Cristiano Ronaldo-style ‘SIU’ celebration as they left the stadium in giddy scenes of sheer joy.

And now Saudi Arabians can continue their celebration tomorrow as King Salman approved plans to give all employees and students a national holiday.

A Saudi football fan waves his country’s flag from the skylight of a car in Riyadh as he celebrates the country’s World Cup victory against Argentina today

A Saudi football fan waves his country’s flag while riding a scooter in celebration of Saudi Arabia’s victory today

A Saudi television station showed a long line of cars with veiled women standing in their open tops waving the Saudi flag in the kingdom. Other cars carried celebrating children giving the victory sign.

During the match, Saudi Arabia, the second lowest seeded team in the tournament after Ghana, trailed 1–0 in the 10th minute after Messi scored a penalty.

But Saudi Arabia threw caution to the wind at the start of the second half, attacking Argentina’s defense in front of an insane 88,012 crowd.

Saleh Al-Shehri squeezed in a low shot in the 48th minute while Al-Dawsari landed a blistering blow from the edge of the box in the 53rd minute to leave Argentina and Messi looking utterly shocked in the Group C opener.

A stunned Messi watched as the green-clad fans of Saudi Arabia, who had crossed the border into Qatar in their thousands, celebrated in disbelief in the stands.

Saudi Arabia’s substitutes poured onto the pitch to congratulate Aldawsari, who dropped to his knees following his post-goal acrobatics.

As the final whistle blew, Saudi Arabian fans erupted in cheering roars as the players raced across the pitch to hug each other.

“Thank God, the players were ready and we brushed them off. They relied on one player, we competed as a team and we wiped them out, we are ready. Beware of Saudi Arabia, because when it hits, it hurts,” Saudi fan Abdelaziz al-Khwatem said.

‘Wow! I have all the feelings now. We beat Argentina, one of the great teams!’ said Saad, a fan from Riyadh who is in Qatar for two weeks and wore a green Saudi Falcons scarf around his neck.

“Our guys played so well – everything went well in the stadium today. It was amazing.’

“One for the books,” said Saudi Arabia national coach Herve Renard. ‘This is football. Sometimes things are crazy.’

Saudi Arabian fans celebrate their team’s first goal by Saleh Al-Shehri during the World Cup match against Argentina

Saudi Arabia’s previous biggest win was 1-0 over Belgium at the 1994 World Cup, secured by a legendary individual goal from Saeed Al-Owairan.

With matches remaining against Poland and Mexico, Saudi Arabia now have a chance to reach the knockout stage of the tournament for the second time in six attempts, having reached the last 16 on their debut in 1994.