Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi may have scored twice against Austria but he was still very angry with himself for missing a penalty Credit: Paul ELLIS / AFP

Lionel Messi said he was “very angry” with himself for missing a penalty — and channelled it into scoring twice to make World Cup history on Monday.

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