Copa America 2024 results: Messi missed a penalty, Argentina still entered the semi-finals thanks to the brilliance of goalkeeper Emi Martinez. In the first quarter-final match of Copa America on the morning of July 5, Argentina met Ecuador. Messi and his teammates took the lead in the first half thanks to Lisandro Martinez, but in the final minutes of stoppage time, Rodríguez scored an equalizer for Ecuador to send the match into a penalty shootout. In this shootout, Messi missed the first shot, but Argentina still won 4-2 overall because goalkeeper Emi Martinez excellently blocked 2 shots from Ecuador players. With the dramatic victory over Ecuador on penalties, Argentina will meet the winner of the Venezuela vs Canada match in the semi-finals.