FIFA World Cup: Messi regrets missing penalty against Iceland
Moscow, June 17 : Argentine superstar Lionel Messi said he regretted having squandered a second-half penalty try that could have led his team to victory over Iceland in Group D action on Saturday at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The match at Otkritie Arena in Moscow, which featured two first-half goals, ended in a 1-1 draw.
"It hurts to have missed the penalty, because it would've been the decisive advantage," the FC Barcelona talisman said after the game, though adding the draw had not dampened the team's hopes in Russia, reported Efe.
"We haven't lost hope despite the draw. We still have the same desire. I think we deserved to win. We tried to find spaces in the Iceland defence, but we couldn't find them," he added.
Messi denied that the draw would affect the team in its next Group D contest Thursday against Croatia, adding that "we have some days to rest and get well-prepared for the match."
"We weren't thinking about starting with one point from the first match, but it's the first match. No one gives anything away. It's a very even World Cup and you're seeing that, because all the games are very close," he added.
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Three-Year-Old child dies after falling into water drum in Haveri District
Haveri, Nov 18: A tragic incident occurred in Chandapur village of Shiggaon Taluk, Haveri District, where a three-year-old child lost his life after falling into a water drum kept in a toilet.
The deceased has been identified as Aditya Lamani. According to sources, the incident took place when the child's parents, Yallamma and Shankar Lamani, left him at home and went to work in the nearby fields.
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Aditya is believed to have accidentally fallen into the drum, leading to his untimely demise.
A case in this regard has been registered at Bankapur police station.
