Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has leapt to Lionel Messi's defence after seeing the star err from the penalty spot against Iceland.
With Saturday's World Cup Group D opener poised at 1-1, Messi had the chance to restore Argentina's advantage when Maxi Meza was shoved in the area.
But Maradona pointed out that even the best players can make mistakes from 12 yards out - including himself.
"I missed five penalties in a row and I was still Diego Armando Maradona," the 1986 World Cup winner explained to Telesur.
"The game and the two points lost by the team are not down to his penalty.
"He showed his face and gave everything he had to give. The 'kid' did his duty.
"Seeing him on the field, he was pretty pissed off. Just like I would have been. It was all him, he always had to shrug two players off and when he did, there was no pass open."
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