Soccer Football - World Cup - Group A - Saudi Arabia vs Egypt - Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia - June 25, 2018 Saudi Arabia players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - After Saudi Arabia opened the World Cup with a "shameful" 5-0 humiliation at the hands of hosts Russia, the Asian side showed a marked improvement in their subsequent Group A matches and will go home buoyed by a surprise victory over Egypt on Monday.
The 2-1 come-from-behind win in Volgograd handed the Green Falcons a first World Cup victory in 24 years and lifted them up to third place in the group -- no mean feat considering they were the second-lowest ranked side of the tournament.
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