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No one imagined Saudi could play at this level, Renard says

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Al RAYYAN, Qatar : Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard said that no one in the world had imagined that his team could perform in the way they did, despite their 2-0 loss to Poland in the World Cup Group C on Saturday.After a resounding 2-1 victory over Argentina in the first match, Saudi Arabia played with a different approach against Poland and took possession of the ball.

But they conceded a goal at the end of each half to Poland's Piotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski.Poland, who drew 0-0 with Mexico in the first match, top the group with four points from two matches, one point ahead of Saudi Arabia.

Argentina are bottom of the standings before facing Mexico later in the day."No one around the world thought that we could play with this level.

Yes in Saudi Arabia we know the players well, but they are unknown to the fans around the world," Renard told a news conference."We are still alive.

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