Saudi Arabia prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has denied suggestions he would buy each player from the national team a Rolls-Royce following their historic World Cup victory over Argentina.
Herve Renard's side stunned the two-time winners last Tuesday morning with a 2-1 victory at the Lusail Stadium.
It was the biggest win in Saudi football history, with Argentina a whopping 48 places above them in FIFA's world rankings.
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But despite reports to the contrary indicating Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud would pay out for a car for each player, manager Renard set the record straight.
"There is nothing true about this," the 54-year-old Frenchman said. "We have a very serious federation and ministry of sport and it is not the time to get something at this moment."
In 1994, Saeed Al-Owairan received a Rolls-Royce after scoring against Belgium at the World Cup.
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Al-Owairan lit the competition up, with his strike in the United States eventually being voted the sixth-best in FIFA's Goal of the Century rankings.
King Salman made last Wednesday a national holiday for the Saudi people on the back of the result.
Lionel Messi scored a penalty after 10 minutes to give Argentina a deserved lead. Lionel Scaloni's side had three goals ruled out for offside in the first half as the Saudi high line started to falter.
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That all changed in the second half. Saleh Al-Shehri scored an equaliser just after the break after managing to get past Cristian Romero.
Salem Al-Dawsari cut inside five minutes later to unleash an incredible effort too hot for Emiliano Martinez to handle.
Argentina couldn't find an equaliser, with second-half substitute Julian Alvarez's header likely their best effort.
Messi, who previously revealed this would be his final World Cup as a player, admitted his side 'messed up' in key moments.
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"In five minutes of errors we lost the lead and found ourselves 1-2 down. We messed up, we threw crosses into the box and the game became a little complicated."
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner refused to use the offside calls as an excuse.
He continued: "I saw that the offsides were very fair. I didn't see them through images, but if they were annulled, they would be the right decisions. There is no excuse."
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As reported by factly.in, Saudi Arabia’s football team has denied any talks of players being gifted the car by the Prince.
Topics: Argentina, Football World Cup, Saudi Arabia, Football
Daniel Marland