Club World Cup: Messi sets record, thanks to missed penalty 😭 | OneFootball

Even when he loses... he wins.

On 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 enter World Cup history in a very unusual way.

Indeed, during 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 an attempt.

In addition, the number 10 became the first player at this World Cup to miss a penalty.

Fortunately for him, Leo Messi made amends by opening the scoring on the half-hour mark, thus becoming the outright top scorer in World Cup history.

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📸 PAUL ELLIS - AFP or licensors