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World Cup 2018:Argentina 1-1 Iceland as Hannes Thor Halldorsson Saves Lionel Messi\u2019s Penalty<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Zainab Tanimu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaduna, North-West, NIGERIA <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannes Th\u00f3r Halld\u00f3rsson saves had helped to keep Iceland level in their 1-1 draw with Argentina.<\/p>\n

Hannes Th\u00f3r Halld\u00f3rsson, who guessed the right way and palmed the ball far enough from goal left spectators in the stands jaws dropped as they watched astonishingly brilliant moment for Halld\u00f3rsson, who six years ago directed Iceland\u2019s entry to the Eurovision song contest, but\u00a0 now saved a penalty from Messi in front of a few hundred million people.<\/p>\n

With 13 minutes to go, Argentina was denied again another goal as Cristian Pav\u00f3n was tripped in the area by Birkir M\u00e1r S\u00e6varsson.<\/p>\n

He might easily have had another penalty. Confusingly no VAR review was called for. By the time Iceland had taken their goal-kick , the moment had passed.<\/p>\n

So Iceland held on in this Group D opener to take a deserved point from their first World Cup game. This is a rise that has been pegged out in moments. Here was another one, a new plateau for the smallest nation ever to get to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Iceland goalkeeper, Hannes Halldorsson, has stated that he denied Argentina captain, Lionel Messi from the spot by studying his penalty technique.
\nHaldorsson\u2019s second-half penalty save earned his team a 1-1 draw in their 2018 World Cup opener.<\/p>\n

Messi did all he could to atone for his spot-kick miss, but Iceland defended resolutely until the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did some homework. It was a situation I knew could come up,\u201d Halldorsson said about the penalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a long shot, but it happened. I looked at a lot of penalties from Messi and wanted to get into his mind and what he would think about me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a good feeling he would go that way today.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were playing against one of the best teams in the world, against the best players in the world, in our first World Cup,\u201d Haldorsson told reporters in the mixed zone after the match.<\/p>\n

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