Soccer-Szczesny grabs chance to 'show off' penalty-saving skills to deny Messi

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group C - Poland v Argentina - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - November 30, 2022 Poland's Wojciech Szczesny fouls Argentina's Lionel Messi resulting in a penalty being awarded to Argentina REUTERS/Issei Kato

DOHA (Reuters) - After saving a penalty against Saudi Arabia, Poland's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny said he wanted to "face the best" at the World Cup - and true to his word, he was in the limelight again when he denied none other than Argentina's Lionel Messi from the spot.

The Juventus stopper has forged a reputation as one of Europe's toughest goalkeepers to beat from 12 yards and proved once again how crucial he is to Poland's hopes after they qualified for the last 16.