Doha, Qatar — poland goalkeeper wojciech szczesny said that he lost a bet of €100 Lionel Messi before Argentina The forward missed a penalty during his team’s 2–0 World Cup victory at Stadium 974 in Qatar.
target from Alexis McAllister And Julian Alvarez The win and top spot in Group C were enough for the 2021 Copa America winners, who will now face Australia in the Round of 16 on Saturday.
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And Poland also entered the knockout stage despite losing to Argentina. Mexico on goal difference to book a tie with the world champions France on Sunday.
Szczecny’s penalty save from Messi would ultimately prove crucial for Poland in the goal difference clash with Mexico, but referee Danny McCallie’s decision to award the spot-kick surprised everyone. juventus The goalkeeper, who was speculated to have caught Messi with his hand while collecting an aerial ball.
Makeli reviewed the incident on VAR before awarding the penalty and Szczęsny said he was so sure the referee would disallow the penalty claims that he had made a bet with Messi.
“We talked before the penalty and I said I’d bet €100 that he [referee] I wasn’t going to give it up,” Szczecny told TV2. “So I lost a bet against Messi.
“I don’t know if it’s allowed in the World Cup – I’m probably going to be banned for it! But I just don’t care.
“I’m not even going to pay him – he doesn’t care about €100. I think he has enough.”
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For Szczesny, it was his second penalty save of the World Cup after being denied Salem Al-Dawsari Poland registered a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
“I’ve been lucky twice in this competition,” he told RAI Sport. “It’s a great moment in a player’s career, the World Cup to the max and it’s special.
“It also takes a bit of work, but to save Messi’s penalty, you also need some luck.”
Messi’s failure from the penalty spot denied them a chance to level marcus rashford, kilian mbappe, kodi gakpo And Ener Valencia On three goals in the race for the World Cup Golden Boot.
Paris Saint Germain The star is on two goals after scoring a penalty against Saudi Arab And another goal against Mexico.
