Lionel Messi missed his first penalty kick ever, and he did so by overshooting the goal at MetLife Stadium Sunday in the Copa America finals, which Argentina lost to Chile. The internet being the internet of course wasn’t going to spare Messi from the typical dose of embarrassment, and it came as you would expect.
First, here’s his miss:
Messi's first ever miss in a penalty shootout came at the worst possible time. https://t.co/m5GopdZdZI #CopaAmerica #ARGvCHI
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 27, 2016
And here’s his miss mashed up to Titanic music:
Messi's penalty miss is even better with titanic music pic.twitter.com/aGVjwVowGU
— Football Fix (@FBFix) June 27, 2016
The jokes came pretty heavy:
Thiago Messi has spotted his daddy's ball pic.twitter.com/aCD7wyUd2t
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) June 27, 2016
Messi's penalty has finally landed #CopaAmericaFINAL pic.twitter.com/mbMVvyd1iw
— Dave Bailey (@DaveJBailey13) June 27, 2016
Son: Look dad it's a shooting star.
Dad: No son, it's Messi's penalty pic.twitter.com/DKOHTSPAKs— HassJaber (@HassanJaber99) June 27, 2016
BREAKING: Leo Messi penalty has been spotted in space by NASA pic.twitter.com/vARX2g1CSC
— Strictly ⚽️ (@_StrictlySCCR) June 27, 2016
I can't #nochile #Messi pic.twitter.com/siFXPwVOSf
— Francis Maxwell (@francis_maxwell) June 27, 2016
Just came across a 'Messi can't do it alone every time' tweet…. Is it that easy to forget the squad #ARG have? Pls pic.twitter.com/PBeM3sOooZ
— M.A.J (@UItraSuristic) June 27, 2016
And of course Messi gets the Jordan face:
#DontCryForMeArgentina pic.twitter.com/lFza8UBUDY
— jesus flores (@WFAAJFlo) June 27, 2016
Messi has become a meme pic.twitter.com/Np3JOerkUD
— Cédric Irfan Tay (@Cedreazy) June 27, 2016
