Messi misses the most penalties in the World Cup

Messi's sad record was set in the 37th minute of a 2-0 victory over Poland in Group C of the World Cup on November 30. From the penalty, the Argentine superstar could not beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny - who fouled him in the penalty area in the next situation. This is the second of three penalties Messi has taken at World Cups.

Four years ago, Messi was also saved by an opponent's goalkeeper in Argentina's 1-1 draw with Iceland at the 2018 World Cup. The only penalty he successfully kicked in the World Cup was the opening goal in the 1-loss defeat. 2 of Argentina against Saudi Arabia on November 22.

Messi missed 31 penalties in 137 times in his career. The failure rate of the owner of 7 Golden Balls is 23%, which means one out of every four balls will fail. Before the penalty kick in the match against Poland, the last time Messi failed to eat from a distance of 11 meters in Argentina shirt was a friendly against Brazil 1-0 in 2019.

In the match in the last leg of Group C on November 30, besides the sad record of penalties, Messi also entered Argentine history as the player who played the most matches at the World Cup with 22 matches, surpassing the late Diego legend. Maradona.

Messi's penalty saver Szczesny also became the second goalkeeper to save his own penalty, after Joel Bats of France in 1986. Szczesny is also the second goalkeeper in World Cup history, after Brad Friedel, saving two penalties in a World Cup (excluding penalty shootouts). In the previous match, the 32-year-old goalkeeper also pushed Salem Al Dawsari's penalty, helping Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0.