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Messi Misses Penalties, Still Leads Argentina Past Egypt

7/12/2026

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Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou praised Lionel Messi’s mental resilience after he missed two penalties at the 2026 World Cup.
Argentina rallied from the missed penalty to beat Egypt 3-2 in the last-16 and advance to face Switzerland.
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said Messi, at 39, remains the world’s best player if he keeps desire.
Messi became the oldest Cup scorer, reaching nine assists to pass Maradona and tallying eight goals.

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Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou praised Lionel Messi’s mental resilience after he missed two penalties at the 2026 World Cup.
Argentina rallied from the missed penalty to beat Egypt 3-2 in the last-16 and advance to face Switzerland.
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said Messi, at 39, remains the world’s best player if he keeps desire.
Messi became the oldest Cup scorer, reaching nine assists to pass Maradona and tallying eight goals.