{"id":16049,"date":"2026-06-23T13:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16049"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:06:48","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122| Argentina 2-0 Austria: Messi Misses the Penalty, Then Breaks the Record Anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He missed the penalty in the ninth minute. By the 38th, he had broken the all-time World Cup scoring record. By the 95th, he had extended it. This was a night at the Dallas Stadium that the spectators will tell their grandchildren about \u2014 a night when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/the-day-football-stood-still-four-miracles-lionel-messi-gave-the-world-before-turning-39\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a>, 38 years old and playing what may be his final World Cup, proved that the story always has one more chapter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\">Argentina<\/a> beat Austria 2-0, booked their place in the Round of 32, and watched their captain rewrite history. Twice.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway\/#The_Penalty_That_Went_Wide\" >The Penalty That Went Wide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway\/#The_38th_Minute_A_Goal_for_the_Ages\" >The 38th Minute: A Goal for the Ages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway\/#Austria_Push_Back_%E2%80%94_Argentina_Hold_Firm\" >Austria Push Back \u2014 Argentina Hold Firm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway\/#905_Messi_Has_the_Last_Word\" >90+5: Messi Has the Last Word<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-2-0-austria-messi-misses-penalty-then-breaks-record-anyway\/#Group_J_and_the_Road_Ahead\" >Group J and the Road Ahead<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Watch every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> match live in India on ZEE 5 \u2014 explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE5 FIFA subscription<\/a> plans and stream Messi&#8217;s historic campaign.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Penalty_That_Went_Wide\"><\/span><strong>The Penalty That Went Wide<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lautaro Mart\u00ednez was brought down inside the box in the ninth minute \u2014 a clear penalty. Messi stepped up. The stadium held its breath. He dragged his shot wide of the right post. Silence. It was the kind of miss that can define an evening in the wrong direction, and Austria, organised and defiant under Ralf Rangnick, immediately sensed an opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Alaba led the Austrian resistance with the authority of a veteran captain \u2014 making multiple crucial blocks to deny Messi and Mart\u00ednez in the sequences that followed. Marcel Sabitzer, playing on his 100th international appearance, threatened from a dangerous free-kick routine. For a spell, Austria looked like a team that might make this very uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_38th_Minute_A_Goal_for_the_Ages\"><\/span><strong>The 38th Minute: A Goal for the Ages<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the breakthrough. Facundo Medina pushed forward from the left and delivered a crisp, low cross into the box. Thiago Almada let it run with a clever dummy, and there was Messi \u2014 arriving on cue, composure perfect \u2014 slotting a textbook left-footed strike into the bottom-right corner. His 17th career World Cup goal. Miroslav Klose&#8217;s record of 16, held since 2014, was gone. The crowd at the Dallas Stadium erupted. On the Argentine bench, the reaction said everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Stream every Argentina match at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 live on ZEE 5 \u2014 choose the Rs. 799 quarterly plan or the Rs. 1,699 annual subscription.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austria_Push_Back_%E2%80%94_Argentina_Hold_Firm\"><\/span><strong>Austria Push Back \u2014 Argentina Hold Firm<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rangnick responded at half-time, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/austria\/austria-squad\">Austria<\/a> came out in the second half with renewed intent. The high press created moments of discomfort for the Argentine defence, but clean chances remained elusive. Sabitzer&#8217;s set-piece deliveries gave Austria their best opportunities, none of which found a finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni made his move around the 64th minute, bringing on Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez and Nicol\u00e1s Gonz\u00e1lez to inject pace and freshness. Austria responded with a triple change of their own \u2014 Alaba, Stefan Posch, and Paul Wanner all making way. The substitutions changed the tempo. Argentina grew stronger as the clock ran down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"905_Messi_Has_the_Last_Word\"><\/span><strong>90+5: Messi Has the Last Word<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The match was already won. And then, in the fifth minute of added time, Argentina launched a rapid counter-attack. \u00c1lvarez drove into the Austrian box and got a shot away \u2014 it was blocked. The ball broke loose in a chaotic scramble. Messi reacted first, forcing it over the line. His 18th World Cup goal. An unmatched tally. No man in the history of the men&#8217;s game has scored more at a World Cup. The stadium shook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had missed a penalty in the ninth minute. He left the pitch as the greatest World Cup goalscorer in history. That, in miniature, is the Lionel Messi story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/arg-vs-aut-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5990145\">Argentina vs Austria Match Highlight<\/a> Free, Only On ZEE5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Group_J_and_the_Road_Ahead\"><\/span><strong>Group J and the Road Ahead<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argentina are through to the Round of 32 with six points from two matches, top of Group J. Austria, despite the defeat, still have three points from their opening win against Jordan and remain in contention heading into their final group game. For Argentina, the focus now turns to finishing the group stage strongly and carrying this form \u2014 and this captain \u2014 into the knockouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere in the stands of the Dallas Stadium, the record books were being rewritten. The tournament had found its defining subplot. And Lionel Messi is not done yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Watch Messi and Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 live on ZEE 5 \u2014 stream every match with the Rs. 799 quarterly plan or the Rs. 1,699 annual subscription.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He missed the penalty in the ninth minute. By the 38th, he had broken the all-time World Cup scoring record. 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