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Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is reported to have promised a Rolls-Royce to each player of the Saudi Arabia World Cup team for their stunning upset of Lionel Messi's Argentina.
Saudi Arabia's 2-1 win over Argentina in the Group C opener on Tuesday was so special that the kingdom declared a national holiday to celebrate it. The victory also sparked ecstatic celebrations by Saudi fans, which is still going on in Qatar as well as in Saudi Arabia.
And according to reports, the celebrations don't end there. The Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, is reportedly giving each player in the Green Falcons a brand new QR1.6 million ($450,000) Rolls Royce Phantom.
The luxury car features a V12 with 48 valves and a direct gasoline injection. It generates 460 hp (338 kW) of maximum power and 720 Nm (530 lb-ft) of maximum torque.
Saudi team will next play against Robert Lewandowski's Poland on Saturday and if they manage to win, they will surely enter the round of 16.
But coach Herve Renard is treating the win against Argentina as just one of three difficult group games, keeping all the focus on the next game.
Ahead of the match, Renard said that the win has not changed anything. He said: "Nothing has changed. We are still the lowest team in the group in terms of ranking and experience. So nothing changes in our mind or the favourites for the World Cup."
"We know where we come from and we keep our humility because if we don't have the humility we won't be able to play a good game tomorrow," he added.