Not many would have expected this, least of all the Argentinians themselves. In the round of 16 against Egypt, Lionel Messi’s team finds itself 0-1 behind.
This was his reaction to Yasser Ibrahim’s opening goal:
Even harder to believe was that Argentina’s superstar would go on to miss two penalties at this World Cup. This is how his penalty went.
Haissem Hassan had fouled Nicolás Tagliafico, and Messi stepped up. He had already missed a penalty against Austria in the group stage, and today it was already his second.
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All in all, ‘La Pulga’ has stepped up from the spot eight times at World Cups, but has converted “only” four of them. Those are not the kind of numbers you would normally expect from him.
For Argentina, it is their first time trailing in a World Cup match since the 2006 game against Mexico. Back then, they won 2-1 after extra time. Let’s see whether today’s match will also go the full 120 minutes.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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