Following their historic win over Lionel Messi’s led Argentina which connoisseurs and fans of the game never saw coming, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced a public for all Saudis.
What this means is that all workers, both in the public and commercial sectors, will take the day off from work, while schools around the nation will be closed for the holiday.
Only the fourth World Cup victory in Saudi Arabia’s history did Argentina suffer their first loss in 36 games as a result of the victory.
Saudi Arabia stunned the football world by defeating Argentina 2-1 in Lusail thanks to goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari in the second half. King Salman said on Twitter that the following day will be a national holiday as Saudi fans jubilantly celebrated at home and in Qatar.