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chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-06-22 08:46
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Messi's faithful fan painted house with the colors of Argentina's uniform

Lionel Messi. [Photo/IC]

A tea shop owner in India has painted his entire house with Argentina's Jersey colors - blue and white - to show his support for Argentina.

Since he does not have enough money to go to Russia to watch the World Cup, he expressed his love for Messi in this way.

Iceland's goalkeeper has studied Messi for a long time

Hannes Por Halldorsson saves a penalty taken by Argentina's Lionel Messi, June 16, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Por Halldórsson saved Messi's penalty kick, keeping the score at 1:1 until the match was over.

The 34-year-old goalkeeper for Iceland was named the best player in the match against Argentina. Actually, Halldórsson is a part-time director. Coca-Cola's World Cup theme advertisement in Iceland this year was directed by him.

After the match, Halldórsson told reporters that he has been studying Messi for a long time, including the habitual routines of his penalty kicks. He said that Messi is one of the most aggressive soccer players in the world. This time, Messi indeed shot the penalty according to his habit.

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