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#1 De Gea and Messi are human
Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea is regarded as the best in the world at the moment. He has been Manchester United's best player for four of the last five seasons. De Gea has been known for making cat-like reflex saves and being the last line of defence when the team is exposed.
On June 15, he gifted Portugal their second goal just before half time. Ronaldo hit a left-footed shot from outside box that seemed to be a routine save for any regular goalkeeper let alone an elite one like De Gea. He somehow failed to catch the ball as it slithered past him and into the net.
On Saturday, giants Argentina faced minnows Iceland in their opening group match. It was expected that they would make light work of the debutantes. Indeed the South Americans bossed possession and had more shots on goal but were held to a 1-1 draw.
In that match, Argentina was presented with a 64th minute penalty. In past history, Argentina had only missed three penalties at a World Cup.
Lionel Messi who inspired his nation in qualification, missed the penalty as the scores remained level. In fact, he had a whopping 10 attempts at goal but could not find a breakthrough. On any other day, Messi requires no second invitation to find the target.
