Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArgentina captain Lionel Messi had his penalty saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir in the first half of their last-16 World Cup clash on Tuesday.Egypt had taken the lead in the 15th minute through Yasser Ibrahim, but Argentina had the chance to equalise from the penalty spot shortly afterwards.However, Messi’s spot-kick was brilliantly saved by Shobeir, who guessed correctly by diving to his left before pushing the ball to safety.Messi is now the first player to miss two penalties at the same World Cup - excluding shootouts - after also having a penalty saved when Argentina beat Austria 2-0 in the group stage.He has missed four World Cup penalties in his career, which is also a record, two more than former Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Lionel Messi sets unwanted World Cup record in Argentina’s clash with Egypt
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArgentina captain Lionel Messi had his penalty saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir in the first half of their last-16 World Cup clash on Tuesday.Egypt had taken the lead in the 15th minute through Yasser Ibrahim, but Argentina had the chance to equalise from the penalty spot shortly afterwards.However, Messi’s spot-kick was brilliantly saved by Shobeir, who guessed correctly by diving to his left before pushing the ball to safety.Messi is now the first player to miss two penalties at the same World Cup - excluding shootouts - after also having a penalty saved when Argentina beat Austria 2-0 in the group stage.He has missed four World Cup penalties in his career, which is also a record, two more than former Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
