Saudi Arabia’s World Cup Team Plane Catches Fire In Midair

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By: Ryan Mayer
The beginning of the Saudi Arabia men’s national team’s World Cup experience hasn’t exactly been smooth. The Saudis opened tournament play with a 5-0 loss to host country Russia last Thursday and then on Monday, the team’s flight to Rostov was rocky with the plane catching fire in midair.
The plane did land safely and no one was injured in the incident, but video of the plane in flight surfaced on Twitter and it’s fr