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Messi's goalscoring curse in World Cup knockouts continues in 2018

The Argentina superstar failed to net in the last 16 clash with France, keeping going a streak that has plagued him his entire career

Lionel Messi has once again failed to score in the knockout rounds of the World Cup, bringing his ugly streak to eight games as Argentina was bounced in the round of 16 by France.

The Argentina superstar entered the contest having never scored a goal in the knockout rounds of the tournament and went the distance in his country's 4-3 loss to Les Blues , though he delivered a pair of assists in the defeat.