Penalty curse haunts Messi with Argentina — how many has he missed in his career?

Lionel Messi squandered the chance to give Argentina an early lead against Austria after missing a penalty won by his teammate Lautaro Martínez in the 4th minute, bringing the total number of penalties missed by Messi for the national team during his career with the "Tango" to 6.

This was the second consecutive penalty Messi has missed at a World Cup finals, having also wasted a spot-kick against Poland in the teams' Group Stage match in the third round of the 2022 World Cup.

Messi has missed 33 penalties throughout his career, the most recent coming in his Inter Miami side's match against hosts Charlotte FC last September. Messi has taken 147 penalties in his career, scoring 114 of them at a conversion rate of 78%.