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Argentina hope arrival of Messi's wife Roccuzzo can stop him blaming himself for penalty miss

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts as Sergio Aguero can only look on ([Photo: Courtesy]

Argentina hope that the arrival of Lionel Messi's wife in Russia will lift their talisman out of his World Cup malaise.

Messi missed a crucial penalty as Jorge Sampaoli's men were held to a shock 1-1 draw with Iceland on Saturday.

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