In the quarter-final match of the 2026 World Cup against Egypt, Lionel Messi missed a penalty in the 21st minute. This was his second missed penalty of the tournament, following another miss in the group stage against Austria. Across the entire World Cup, including shootouts, 49 penalties were taken, but only 32 were successfully converted, resulting in a 65.3% success rate. This is the lowest conversion rate since 1966, according to Opta Analyst. Messi has attempted eight penalties in his World Cup career, scoring only four of them.
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