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Messi misses penalty against Austria after World Cup hat trick performance

Messi misses penalty but scores twice to become all-time World Cup top scorer in Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria

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Adhe Makayasa

17h ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary

Lionel Messi missed an early penalty against Austria but recovered to score twice, leading Argentina to a 2-0 World Cup victory. His two goals brought his World Cup total to 18, surpassing Miroslav Klose to become the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. Messi admitted feeling "very angry" about the missed penalty but helped Argentina top Group J.

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Twitter / XMessi misses penalty but scores twice to become all-time World Cup top scorer in Argentina's 2-0 win over Austriagoal.com

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I kicked it badly!
It's always in our plans to win all of our games. We are Argentina, and we look to win against every rival, but we know it's not easy and we have to do it on the pitch - and today, Argentina did it.
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Lionel Messi confessed to feeling "very angry" after uncharacteristically missing an early spot-kick during Argentina's 2-0 World Cup victory over Austria. However, the legendary forward quickly recovered his composure in Dallas, netting a brilliant doubl

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