(World Cup) Russis2018 -Twitter users attack Lionel Messi following penalty miss against Iceland

Lionel Missed missed a penalty in Argentina's 1-1 draw against Icelandin group D World Cup opener on Saturday prompting fans to react to the ill performance that could given the Argentines the winning goal.

This is coming barely 24 hours after Ronaldo netted a hattrick in PortOf course, football fans took to Twitter to react to the penalty missed by the Barcelona star.

CR7 is sitting on Messi's fortune.#NFFCShow pic.twitter.com/nF9gucdnWz

— OSHEYNO (@Oceano_maliq)June 16, 2018World Cup: High hopes for Messi @AJENews. Messi -penalty & 4 kicks at goal offtarget. Ronaldo-3 shots 3 goals. Messi may b paying 4 his cowardly act of givingin to Palestinian threats, pressure & terror in cancelling the match with Israel. Karma ? Yes

— Linga (@Linga95107081)June 16, 2018Y can't Messi also prove himself too.. Penalty misser

— saintsamichopup (@chopup18)June 16, 2018

“It’s Peru & Denmark at the half here on Fox & to tell you the truth no one here iseven watching that game atall MESSI MISSED A SHOT IS MESSI OK MESSI DIDN’TSCORE IS MESSI BAD WILL MESSI LIVE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MESSI MYGOD MESSI WHY MESSIOHGOD MESSI back to the 2nd half.”

— Gabriel del Pueblo (@GabeTown)June 16, 2018@Cristianotop of d world in soccer holding@Lionel_Messibehind.#WorldCupRussia2018pic.twitter.com/gA4m2fBz6s

— Psalmist (@Psalmistrealist)June 16,2018Common penaltychai if I be messi I go just use shame retire today. How did he even get 5 balon di or self

— OLU COLLINS (@KSLOT53)June 16, 2018What, Argentina only drew against a supermarket team and Messi missed a penalty?!pic.twitter.com/kBoOBDWPha

— Wass (@WassWossWaspy)June 16, 2018Congratulations to Messi on being the first person to be blocked by a film director outside of Twitter.#ARGvsICE

— Spence (@BullMoose716)June 16, 2018The only place Messi can play is Barcelona.

— Nathan Lite �� (@HereIsNathaniel)June 16, 2018Messi na full dead, I don first tell una— #BrokenPromises OUT NOW (@OmaMahmud)June 16, 2018

Russia 2018 - Ghana coah, Stephen Appiah lists 2 African teams that will do well in Russia

Ghana coach, Stephen Appiah has revealed that theSuper Eaglesof Nigeria and the TerangaLions of Senegal team will perform well at the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday with the host nation, Russia winning Saudi Arabia to a 5-0 defeat.Aside Super Eagles of Nigeria and the TerangaLions of SenegalEgypt, Tunisia, Morocco are also representing Africa in the World Cup.Egypt has played their first match and they losttoUruguaytoday.

The Super Eagles are in Group D with Croatia, Argentina and Iceland and will begin their group campaign againstCroatia on Saturday.Senegal in the other hand will be up against Colombia, Japan and Poland in Group H.And the 57-year-old former Ghanaian international now turnedGhana coach said the trio of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt will also perform but singled out Nigeria and Senegal for special mention.

He told Soccernet,“Most of the African countries at the WorldCup have got very young squads. And I believe they can surprise many at the tournament.“Nigeria and Senegal are doing well with young players who want to achieve something.“They only need the right mentality for the tournament and they can cause a surprise.

”Super EaglesLegend and Former Nigerian captain, Austin Okocha has predicted thatNigeriaand Argentina will qualify from Group D of the 2018 World Cupin Russia.Okocha stated this whilespeaking as an analyst on SuperSport.“For the first time, we are going into such a tournament without bonus issues, withoutfinancial issues, hopefully with this, there will be a sustained team spirit that will get Eagles through the knockout stages.

“I know Argentina canand why I believe Nigeria can also is that things are changing, for a very long time, we have not had a very consistent team but now the new managerhas gotten young andexperienced players to play together as a team and I see things are changing.

“Yes, our expectations are high which is expected when we have such array of talents, but the issues have been off the pitch, we must give kudos to the Nigeria Football Federation and the players’ managers fordoing a good job,”

Striker, Mohammed Salah almost 100% certain to play for Egypt – Coach

The Egyptian national team coach Hector Cuper has said that star striker Mohamed Salah has recovered from his shoulder injury and will almost certainly play against Uruguay in the sides’World Cupopeneron Friday.

The 62-year-old Argentine said Salah is surely going to play for Egypt. He said;“We still have to see how training goes today, but I can almost assure you 100 percent that he’ll play, we are all very optimistic that he will be on the pitch,”

“Salah is very good and he’s recovered very quickly.”Salah, who sustained the injury in Liverpool’s Champions League finalloss to Real Madrid on May 26, is one of the biggest names at the World Cup and crucial tothe north African side’s hopes of making it out of a weak-looking Group A also featuring the hosts and Saudi Arabia.

Egypt play Uruguay — tipped by some to be dark horses — in Yekaterinburg in just thesecond game of the tournament, following Russia against Saudi Arabia in the opening match later Thursday.

Salah was one of the outstanding players in the world this season ashe helped propel Liverpool to the Champions League final.Salah, who turns 26 on the day of the game, gave 100 million frantic Egyptians a massive boost on Wednesday when he joined a squad training session at their Grozny base.

His World Cup dream was left on the brink when he exited the Champions League finalin tears after Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos wrestled him to the ground nearly three weeks ago.