A perfect start to Argentina's World Cup title defence. 🇦🇷🏆
Lionel Messi marks his 200th appearance for Argentina with a sensational hat-trick as the reigning champions defeat Algeria 3-0 in Kansas City.
⚽First World Cup hat-trick
⚽16 World Cup goals
⚽Level with Miroslav Klose's all-time record
The champions have arrived. 🐐🔥
⚽ Lionel #Messi piled up the records as he scored all three goals for #Argentina 🇦🇷 in their 2026 #WorldCup opener against #Algeria 🇩🇿 on Tuesday.
➡️ Mess became the first player to feature in six World Cups and matched former Germany striker Miroslav Klose's tally of 16 goals on football's biggest stage.
Exactly 20 years since his first World Cup cap for Argentina, Messi etched his name deeper in history as he made, and broke, a series of records. Take a look at the numbers behind his record-breaking World Cup career.
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