World Cup 2026: Argentina’s Messi makes history after missing penalty against Egypt

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, connected Tuesday made past aft missing a punishment successful his side’s World Cup Round of 16 clash against Egypt.

DAILY POST reports that Yasser Ibrahim enactment Egypt successful beforehand successful the 15th infinitesimal of the encounter.

Argentina was past awarded a punishment a fewer minutes aboriginal earlier half-time.

Messi stepped up to instrumentality the penalty, saw his effort being saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir arsenic the archetypal fractional ended 1-0 successful favour of the North Africans.

However, Messi is present the archetypal subordinate successful World Cup past to miss 2 penalties astatine a azygous variation (excluding shootouts), according to OptaJoe.

Messi aboriginal scored a extremity arsenic Argentina won 3-2 against Egypt to suffice for the quarter-final.

World Cup 2026: Argentina’s Messi makes past aft missing punishment against Egypt