A Twitch streamer has won an astonishing £1.3million after predicting four World Cup results correctly - including Saudi Arabia's shock 2-1 win against Argentina.
Tyler Faraz Niknam, better known as Trainwreckstv, boasts more than two million followers on Twitch and 223,000 subscribers on YouTube. The 31-year-old placed a huge $25,000 (£20,680) four-fold accumulator during the first week of the tournament in Qatar.
Trainwreckstv backed champions France to beat Australia, and he thought the fixtures between Denmark and Tunisia and Mexico and Poland would end in draws. Yet his most outlandish prediction was tipping the Saudis to beat Argentina and Lionel Messi.
Saudi Arabia are ranked 51st in the world, with only Ghana (60th) possessing a lower position among World Cup nations. In comparison, Argentina are ranked third and had not lost since 2019. Lionel Scaloni's side are also the defending South American champions.
Yet Trainwreckstv had faith in the Saudis. Trainwreckstv has made a name for himself by streaming his flutters and may fancy another ambitious bet before the World Cup ends, as there have been multiple shocks since the action got underway six days ago.
Japan came from a goal down to beat Germany on Wednesday, while the likes of England, Croatia and Denmark have all been held to unexpected goalless draws. Yet the biggest surprise of the tournament is undoubtedly Saudi Arabia's win against Argentina.
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The triumph was celebrated in Saudi Arabia with a bank holiday, and each member of Herve Renard's team is set to receive a Rolls Royce Phantom - worth up to £480,000 - from Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the de facto ruler of the Arab country.
Other famous World Cup upsets include the USA's 1-0 victory against England in 1950 - which saw a team of amateurs beat a bunch of professionals - Senegal's 2-0 win against champions France in 2002 and eventual winners Spain's 1-0 loss to Switzerland in 2010.
The Saudis are now just one win away from the knockout stages of the World Cup, but Renard is urging fans not to get carried away. "Nothing has changed," he told reporters. "We are still the lowest team in the group in terms of ranking and experience.
"The only good thing at the end of this stage is to finish number one or two... 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."
Saudi Arabia's campaign continues against Poland at the Education City Stadium on Saturday. If they fail to win that, victory against Mexico at the Lusail Stadium on Wednesday will be enough to progress. The Saudis haven't reached the knockout stages since 1994.
Argentina, meanwhile, are in danger of being knocked out early. They take on Mexico at the Lusail Stadium on Saturday before facing Poland at Stadium 974 on Wednesday. Anything other than six points will leave Scaloni's side in a perilous position.
