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Poland's penalty hero Wojciech Szczesny admits to making '€100 bet with Lionel Messi' before Argentina had spot-kick awarded in World Cup clash... and jokingly warns he'll now be 'banned' for the knockout stages

No one would hold it against Wojciech Szczesny if he was angry after Poland's World Cup defeat at the hands of Argentina on Wednesday evening.

The Poland goalkeeper played his part in securing the eastern European nation's safe passage to the tournament's knockout stages, despite losing 2-0 in Qatar as Brighton's Alexis Mac Allister and Man City striker Julian Alvarez both got on the scoresheet for the South American's.

The 32-year-old Juventus shot-stopper denied Argentina superstar Lionel Messi from the penalty spot after VAR's unjustly intervention awarded a penalty in the 34th minute.