Lionel Messi missed another penalty at the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, becoming the first player to miss two penalties in the same edition of the tournament.Argentina’s captain missed the spot during his team’s round-of-16 match against Egypt in Atlanta.Messi, 39, saw his penalty saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir in the 20th minute after the goalkeeper guessed the right direction and pushed the ball away.This is Messi’s second penalty miss in the 2026 World Cup. Earlier in the tournament, he sent a spot kick wide during Argentina’s win over Austria.Speaking on ITV commentary, Jon Champion described it as an “unwanted World Cup record.”Interestingly, both penalty misses came to the same side. Against Austria, Messi failed to hit the target, while against Egypt his shot was saved.In the latest miss, Messi failed to convert 34 of the 150 penalties he has taken in his career, giving him a success rate of 77 percent.He also missed four of the eight penalties he took at the FIFA World Cups, meaning he only converted half of his spot kicks in the tournament.Against Austria, Messi used a delayed run-up before the shootout. Against Egypt, he hit the ball with power, but it was too comfortable for Shobeir to save.Early in the game, Egypt took the lead through Yasser Ibrahim in the 15th minute. Ibrahim met a cross inside the penalty area and headed past Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to put Egypt ahead 1-0.Egypt went into half-time with a 1-0 lead over the defending champions.Follow LIVE: