Lionel Messi has repeated an Argentine penalty miss history, where they miss a penalty in the third game and go on to win the World Cup.
Argentina came out as group C leaders after beating Mexico and Poland 2-0 each in their second and third group stage game, after falling short to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the first leg.
The match against Poland was the deciding match for Argentina, with a win guaranteeing a qualification into the round of 16.
With 5 minutes of second half play left, Argentina won a penalty after Poland goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny had a hit on Lionel Messi.
Argentina was awarded the penalty and Lionel Messi rose to take the penalty, unfortunately the Paris Saint Germain player saw his penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny, repeating an Argentine history.
The two times Argentina has won the World Cup, the key player of the team missed a penalty in the third leg of their group stage match.
In 1978, Mario Kempes missed a penalty for Argentina in the 3rd game, they went on to win the World Cup.
In 1986, Diego Maradona missed a penalty for Argentina in the 3rd game, they went on to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi in 2022 has missed a penalty for Argentina in the 3rd game… will they follow the script and win the World Cup?
Argentina will now face Australia in the round of sixteen.
