Lionel Messi nets hat-trick as Argentina advances closer to knockout stage
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in Argentina's 3-0 victory over Algeria on Tuesday, tying Miroslav Klose’s World Cup scoring record. The win pushed Argentina closer to the knockout round, celebrating 20 years since Messi’s first World Cup goal. He remained humble about the achievement, stating, 'It’s just a statistic and nothing more.'.
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Published 17 Jun 2026, 05:59 UTC · Updated 17 Jun 2026, 06:20 UTC
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