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Even in failure, Messi breaks records.<\/p>\n
He will get the headlines for his prowess in front of goal, but there were also some unwanted records.<\/p>\n
Argentina were awarded a penalty when Lautaro Martinez was brought down, but Messi fired the spot-kick wide.<\/p>\n
“There was a moment where I was very angry about the penalty, because I missed it and I took it very, very badly,” said Messi. “Luckily we were able to reverse that situation, take the lead and get the three points.”<\/p>\n
He became the first player to miss a penalty at the 2026 World Cup and has now both taken (seven) and missed (three) the most penalties in tournament history, excluding shootouts.<\/p>\n
He has also failed to score six of 31 penalties for Argentina.<\/p>\n
By making amends with his double, this was the first competitive match that Messi has scored in for Argentina after also missing a penalty.<\/p>\n
“Messi is human after all, he’s allowed the odd mistake,” added Murphy.<\/p>\n
Perhaps it was written in the stars for his record-breaking goal to be scored in true Messi fashion.<\/p>\n
“He might have missed it on purpose,” Murphy joked. “Maybe breaking the record was meant for a better goal.”<\/p>\n
South American football expert Tim Vickery added: “The gods of football obviously didn’t want him to break the record with a penalty, they wanted him to break the record with a goal from open play.<\/p>\n
“Argentina have built the team around him and I just don’t want the carnival to end.”<\/p>\n
While holding so many records, there are more for him to get.<\/p>\n
Next on the list could be the most assists at a World Cup as Messi is currently level with Maradona on eight.<\/p>\n
Jordan in the final group match (Sunday, 03:00 BST) is Messi’s next chance to make yet more footballing history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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