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#2 Lionel Messi
Scoring a goal and assisting another two in the FIFA World Cup may sound decent for a player, but not for Lionel Messi.
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The runners-up of the previous edition were expected to go on better this time, but fate had other plans. Messi and co failed to live up to expectations and were knocked out by France in the pre quarters.
Messi endured a tough campaign. He missed a penalty against Iceland in Argentina's first game. He was dismantled by Croatia in their second game. However, he stepped up against Nigeria and helped Argentina survive an upset.
Their journey didn't last long. In the pre quarters, an Mbappe inspired France defeated Argentina. Throughout the tournament, defenders kept Messi silent and he was unable to pull the rabbit out of his hat.
He didn't get the space and time to bring devastating impact. Messi's flopped, so did Argentina!
