- Argentina 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.
