Argentina’s Lionel Messi etches spot in World Cup history books in Kansas City
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- Messi scored a first-half goal in Argentina’s 3-0 World Cup win over Algeria.
- Messi scored once before halftime and twice after for his first World Cup hat trick.
- Messi now has 16 career World Cup goals, tied with Miroslav Klose for the most.
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in France’s win over Senegal in a match Tuesday afternoon and jumped over Argentina star Lionel Messi on the career World Cup goal list.
That edge didn’t last long.
Messi put on a show Tuesday night at Arrowhead Stadium (or Kansas City Stadium, as FIFA calls it) during Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria.
After scoring the lone first-half goal, Messi netted two more after halftime for his first-ever World Cup hat trick. And it happened in Kansas City.
Messi now has 16 career World Cup goals, tied with former German star Miroslav Klose for the most ever. There’s a three-way tie for third: Mbappe, Gerd Muller and former Brazil star Ronaldo.
A chance at No. 4 and the sole spot on the career list wasn’t meant to be when Messi was subbed out in the 79th minute. He left to cheers from the Argentina fans.
Here are the three goals by Messi.
