Messi missed his penalty kick in a shootout

Lionel Messi needed his Argentine teammates to bail him out

Messi walked up with the ball in his hand and lined up Argentina’s first kick to set the tone

Messi missed his penalty kick in a shootout, but Argentina outlasted Ecuador 1-1 (4-2 in penalty kicks)

Messi said he attempted the kick in that fashion, after consulting with Argentina’s two goalies.

Messi said of his penalty miss. "I just wanted to touch it and it went high.

The touch from Messi’s legendary left foot was just off.