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Austria Celebrates as Messi Misses Rare World Cup Penalty
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100% centerFirst reported by Walla · 3 days ago
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What happened
Austria’s media celebrated after Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty in Argentina’s match against Austria in Arlington, Texas. The miss came early in the game, kept the score 0-0, and set a World Cup record for Messi’s penalty misses.
- 01Messi missed a penalty against Austria within the first 10 minutes.
- 02The match was played Monday evening in Arlington, Texas.
- 03The miss left the score at 0-0.
- 04It was Messi’s third missed World Cup penalty.
- 05Austrian media called it luck and extra motivation for their team.
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