Lionel Messi missed another penalty at the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, becoming the first player to miss two penalties in the same tournament.Argentina’s captain failed on the spot in his team’s match in the Round of 16 against Egypt in Atlanta.Messi, 39, saw his penalty saved by Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir in the 20th minute when the goalkeeper had a dream where he pushed the ball.It was Messi’s second penalty miss at the 2026 World Cup. Earlier in the tournament, he sent the ball away as Argentina beat Austria.Speaking on ITV commentary, Jon Champion described it as “unnecessary World Cup history”.What’s interesting is that all those penalty misses came on the same side. Against Austria, Messi failed to hit the target, while in Egypt his shot was saved.With the latest miss, Messi has now failed to convert 34 of the 150 penalties he has taken in his career, giving him a success rate of 77 percent.He has also missed four of the eight penalties he has taken at FIFA World Cups, meaning he has only converted half of his shots.Against Austria, Messi used slow speed before shooting. Against the Egyptians, he hit the ball hard, but it was just wide enough for Shobeir to save.Early in the match, Egypt took the lead through Yasser Ibrahim in the 15th minute. Ibrahim met a cross inside the goal area and it went past Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano MartÃnez to put Egypt ahead 1-0.Egypt went into halftime with a 1-0 lead over the defending champions.FOLLOW LIFE