- Argentina were awarded a penalty inside the opening eight minutes of their World Cup clash against Austria on Monday.
- The referee initially waved away Argentina’s penalty appeal, as Lautaro Martinez went down following a challenge by two Austria defenders.
- Replays showed that one of the Austria defenders appeared to get the ball, but the other one seemed to make contact with Martinez’s ankle, forcing him to go down.
- Following a lengthy VAR review, the referee was advised to check his pitchside monitor, and he subsequently awarded a penalty against the player who failed to get the ball.
- Lionel Messi had the chance to become the all-time World Cup leading goalscorer, but he shockingly put his penalty wide of the target to keep the scoreline at 0-0.
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