DARIS VASSELL: The England striker missed his penalty in the shoot out in Euros 2004.
DIEGO MARADONA: His 'Hand of God' controversy never ends from the 1986 World Cup.
ROBERTO BAGGIO: The Italian player skied his penalty in the '94 WC final.
STUART PEARCE: The Englishman's miss in 1990 was England's most infamous.
ANDRES ESCOBER: He was shot dead after scoring an own goal vs USA in the '94 WC.
FRED: Fred was blamed for Brazil's poor performance in the 2014 WC.
LIONEL MESSI: Messi was criticised every time Argentina failed to win a title.
DAVID GINOLA: His miss for France saw them fail to qualifying for the 1994 WC.
IKER CASILLAS: Casillas was a public enemy for Spain's exit in 2014 WC group stages.
FERENC PUSKAS: The Hungarian legend returned home after a defeat to Germany in the 1950 WC.
Sport360 staff
14:26 30/06/2016
Many legendary footballers were massively pressurised by their country due to an exit from a World Cup or a major tournament.
This week, Lionel Messi was added to that list of scapegoats, being blamed for Argentina losing the Copa America 2016 final to Chile on penalties.
With that in mind, Sport360 looks at ten of the biggest footballers throughout history who have been hung, strung and quartered by their country, featuring the likes of Stuart Pearce, Diego Maradona, Fred and many more.