Most penalties missed by an individual at the FIFA World Cup (excluding shoot-outs)
- Who
- Lionel Messi, Asamoah Gyan
- What
- 2 total number
- Where
- Qatar (Doha)
- When
- 30 November 2022
The most penalties missed by an individual at the FIFA World Cup (excluding shoot-outs) is 2, achieved by Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) in 2006 and 2010; and equalled by Lionel Messi (Argentina) in 2018 and 2022.
Asamoah Gyan missed spot-kicks against the Czech Republic at the 2006 World Cup and famously against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 tournament. Lionel Messi had penalties saved against Iceland in 2018 and Poland in 2022.