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Saudi Arabia coach Renard not dwelling on 'crazy' World Cup win: 'Stars were aligned for us'

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Saudi Arabia's French coach Herve Renard warned his players not to celebrate for too long after their "totally crazy" 2-1 win against Argentina in their World Cup opener on Tuesday. READ | 'One of the biggest shocks in World Cup history': Saudi Arabia upset rocks football communityThe Saudis bounced back from conceding an early Lionel Messi penalty to produce one of the great World Cup shocks thanks to a Saleh Al-Shehri equaliser and a sublime Salem Al-Dawsari winner at the Lusail Stadium in Doha. "All the stars in the sky were aligned for us, but don't forget Argentina are still a fantastic team," said Renard. "This is football.

Sometimes totally crazy things can happen," added the French coach, who previously led Zambia and the Ivory Coast to Africa Cup of Nations glory. "We needed to get this result.

It will be one for the (history) books, but as a coach, I'm always asking for more from my players, so let's stay humble." Al-Shehri said the team had never doubted they could topple the two-time champions. "We don't care about the other team, if you believe in yourself you can achieve anything," he said. ALSO READ | Saudi stun Messi's Argentina: 5 great FIFA World Cup upsetsAs for enjoying the moment, Renard was eager to look ahead to the Saudis' next Group C matches against Poland and Mexico. "(We can) just have a good celebration during 20 minutes and that's all, there are still two more games. "When you come to the World Cup, you need to believe in yourself, anything can happen in football." However, Renard said he was not entirely happy with his team, despite the stunning upset. "Tactically, we were not good in the first half.

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