Argentina can't break Iceland in 1-1 draw as goalie stops Messi penalty kick
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Jun 16, 2018
3 minutes
MOSCOW - They came, they saw, but they refused to be conquered.
If anyone still doubted whether Iceland belongs in this summer's World Cup, those doubts faded Saturday in the split second it took goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson to dive to his right and bat down Lionel Messi's penalty shot, preserving a 1-1 draw with Argentina.
"When you go to the World Cup as a goalkeeper, you have certain dream scenarios," Halldorsson said. "And a
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