Not the Record He Wanted: Lionel Messi’s Unfortunate World Cup Stat
Lionel Messi missed a penalty at the World Cup, and the miss was described as far from unusual. The article says the Argentine star, nicknamed “the flea,” has accumulated a troubling statistic tied to World Cup penalties.
The piece does not give the full breakdown in the text shown, but it frames the miss as part of a larger numbers story about Messi rather than a one-off event. The item was published by Sport 5 on June 22, 2026 at 20:26, alongside a photo credit to Getty.
The headline points to an unwanted record or stat connected to Messi’s World Cup history, and the article presents the penalty miss as evidence of that ongoing trend.
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