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Messi misses penalty as Argentina held by Iceland

Messi misses penalty as Argentina held by Iceland
Argentina's Lionel Messi(No.10) takes on the Iceland defence[Photo:FIFA World Cup Facebook]

Lionel Messi's bid to win the World Cup got off to a nightmare start as he missed a penalty and his Argentina side were surprisingly held to a 1-all draw by debutants Iceland.

In another FIFA match, France have defeated Australia 2-1 in their first match of the 2018 FIFa World Cup.

Paul Pogba's late goal broke Australian resistance as France started with a win in Group C and history was made with the World Cup's first Video Assistant Referee goal.

Meanwhile, Denmark defeated Peru 1-0 and Croatia is currently leading Nigeria 1-0.

The match is into the second half, stay with us for updates.

Watch match highlights: Argentina vs Iceland

[Source:BBC Sports]

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