Captain Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw by World Cup debutants Iceland.
Sergio Aguero gave the South Americans the lead in the 19th with a brilliant finish from 12yards.
But the smallest ever country to qualify for the World Cup, Iceland equalised four minutes later when Alfred Finnbogason fired home from close range.
Argentina were awarded a penalty in the second half to take the lead again but Lionel Messi failed to convert from the spot.
Leo Messi had a total of 10 shots but produced 0 goals, shocking no doubt!
ARGENTINA 1-1 ICELAND - AGUERO (19), FINNBOGASON (24)
Argentina XI: Caballero, Salvio, Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico, Meza, Biglia, Mascherano, Di Maria, Messi, Aguero.
Iceland XI: Halldorsson, Saevarsson, Arnason, R Sigurdsson, Magnusson, Berg Gudmundsson, Gunnarsson, Hallfredsson, Bjarnason, G Sigurdsson, Finnbogason.
Match Facts:-
7 - Lionel Messi (11) attempted seven shots more than Cristiano Ronaldo (4) on the opening matchday of the 2018 World Cup, but the Portuguese forward scored three goals compared to Messi's none. Rivals.
11 – The last time that Lionel Messi attempted as many shots without scoring (11) in a competitive game for club or country was in December 2017 for Barcelona vs Deportivo de La Coruña. Info.
13 – Since 1966, only Luigi Riva has attempted more shots in a World Cup game (13 vs both Sweden and Israel in 1970) without scoring than Lionel Messi did today against Iceland (since 1966). Shocker
Group D Table:-
Team: Played GS GA Pts
Argentina 1 1 1 1
Iceland 1 1 1 1
Croatia 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 0 0 0 0
Iceland 1 1 1 1
Croatia 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 0 0 0 0
GS: Goals Scored
GA: Goals Against
Pts: Points
GA: Goals Against
Pts: Points
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