Argentina captain Lionel Messi looks frustrated to fail to win his side in the 2018 World Cup first leg. Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli, Lionel Messi is uncomfortable because of a very defensive Icelandic game.
Argentina national team failed to achieve perfect points after being detained Iceland 1-1 at Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Saturday (16/06/2018). Albiceleste actually had a chance of victory after the referee pointed to the white point after Maximiliano Meza dropped Hordur Magnusson in the forbidden box. Lionel Messi continues to execute a penalty. However, Messi fired easily and pushed Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson. Messi also failed to provide victory for Argentina.
After the game ended, Messi looks very disappointed. Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli, calling his team captain to feel an uncomfortable situation in the game because of the defensive game of the opposing team.
"Messi felt a very uncomfortable situation because Iceland played very defensively and he could not find the empty space he needed," Sampaoli said as quoted by the official website of the 2018 World Cup.
Despite failing to win in the first game, Sampaoli feels confident Albiceleste still have chances in the next two games. "We still have confidence and we know we have everything we need to succeed," Sampaoli said.
In the second match at the 2018 World Cup, Lionel Messi et al. regaining tests with Croatia at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod. Both teams will face off on 21 June 2018.
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