Messi misses penalty, Iceland hold Argentina

Lionel Messi had a penalty kick saved and Iceland held on for a 1-1 draw against Argentina at the World Cup on Saturday, reports AP.

Messi failed to give his team the lead when his 64^th-minute penalty was stopped by Hannes Halldorsson.

The Iceland goalkeeper dived to his right and got two hands behind the ball.

Argentina took the lead in the 19^th when Sergio Aguero scored with a rising left-footed shot. Alfred Finnbogason equalized for Iceland four minutes later.

Iceland created several first-half chances despite finishing the match with only 27 percent of the possession.