Daily News Summary: Messi's missed penalty rocks Argentina; France win & Nigeria lose 2-0

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TOP HEADLINES

Argentina 1-1 Iceland: Messi fail to emulate Ronaldo heroic as he misses penalty again

Lionel Messi failed to emluate Cristiano Ronaldo heroic as the Barcelona forward missed penalty AGAIN in Argentina's 1-1 draw with Iceland.

France 2-1 Australia: Pogba scores late winner after penalties drama in 3 minutes

A late Paul Pogba goal and a VAR-assisted penalty from Antoine Griezmann helped France to a scarcely deserved 2-1 win over Australia.

Croatia 2-0 Nigeria: World class Mandzukic & Modric make Super Eagles suffer to lead group

World class Mario Mandzukic and Luka Modric make sure Croatia take the lead over World Cup Group D rivals but Nigeria are culpable for their downfall as Oghenekaro Etebo scores an own goal and William Troost-Ekong gives away a penalty.

Peru 0-1 Denmark: Poulsen turns Eriksen pass into goal after tearful Cueva misses penalty

Denmark ease past Peru by small margin as their star man Christian Eriksen provides an precise assist for Yussuf Poulsen but Peru will rue their missed penalty by a tearful Christian Cueva.

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WHAT THEY SAY

It was painful to miss the penalty - Messi feels 'responsible' for the draw

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has shouldered the blame for his side's 1-1 draw against Iceland, which is being considered as two points dropped.

Arsenal star Aubameyang rocks Nigeria's World Cup jersey in style

The Gabon international proved his love for the Super Eagles ahead of their Group D opener against Croatia on Saturday

'Benzema should be at World Cup, not Deschamps' - Ibrahimovic backs Madrid striker

The Sweden legend insists that the Real Madrid striker should be in the selection for Les Bleus, even if it means sacking the manager

'Messi is human' - Aguero supports Argentina star after penalty miss

The Manchester City striker scored his first World Cup goal for Argentina, but a nightmare performance from a talismanic figure headlined a 1-1 draw

Neymar is still not 100 percent - Tite updates Brazil star condition ahead of opener

Brazil coach Tite admitted that Neymar is still not 100 percent ahead of the opening World Cup game against Switzerland.

Slam Dunk! Umtiti laughs at his blunder against Australia

After his error against Australia didn't prove to be a costly one for Samuel Umtiti, he took to social media to poke fun at himself.

'I did my homework on Messi' - Iceland's Halldorsson revels in 'dream' penalty save

The goalkeeper did plenty of research ahead of facing the world's best player, saying he had a good feeling he knew which direction he would shoot

'I don't want to talk about the future' - Pogba dismisses Juventus return

The Manchester United midfielder insists he is not thinking about a transfer, and is solely focusing on the World Cup with France

WORLD CUP

Aguero scores first World Cup goal after eight-game drought

The Manchester City striker may be a record-breaking marksman at club level, but he has had to be patient on the grandest of international stages

Marcelo will be Brazil's captain for their opener in Russia

The mystery around the Brazil armband at the World Cup has been resolved after the announcement that Real Madrid's Marcelo will captain them in their opener against Switzerland.

Why did Ronaldo stroke his chin as he celebrated scoring against Spain?

Was the Real Madrid superstar sending a message to Lionel Messi, or was he merely mocking Spain goalkeeper David de Gea?!

Don't blame Messi penalty miss for Argentina failures

Much will be made of the Barcelona man's inability to convert from 12 yards but Argentina should not need a penalty to beat Iceland

How should Gernot Rohr's Nigeria approach the World Cup?

The Super Eagles’ entertaining style in qualifying caught the eye, but with the world watching, will Rohr stick or twist with his approach?

Ronaldo 3-0 Messi, the Vikings roar back & talking points from Argentina 1-1 Iceland

Lionel Messi has been sitting in his hotel room watching all the big stars light up the World Cup. Chief among who has been his arch nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo who came up with a hattrick against Spain last night to send the world into a frenzy. Messi finally got his chance as Argentina faced Iceland in their opening fixture in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning free-kick named All Football Goal of the Day for World Cup

TODAY'S FIXTURES (CET)

World Cup 

14:00   Costa Rica vs Serbia

17:00   Germany vs Mexico

20:00   Brazil vs Switzerland