Even when he loses... he wins.
This Monday evening, the football world has its eyes fixed on the match between Argentina and Austria.
While everyone was expecting Lionel Messi to become the outright top scorer in World Cup history, La Pulga stunned viewers by sadly missing a penalty awarded to La Albiceleste.
A miss nobody saw coming, but one that still allows Lionel Messi to make World Cup history in a very unusual way.
Indeed, in this match, the Argentine legend became the player who has taken the most penalties (7), but also the one who has missed the most (3) in the entire history of the World Cup.
He moves ahead of Asamoah Gyan, who had missed two with Ghana. It was also the first time he failed to hit the target with one of his attempts.
In addition, the No. 10 became the first player at this World Cup to miss a penalty.
Do you think Messi will still break Miroslav Klose's record tonight?
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