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Lionel Messi Ties All-Time World Cup Scoring Record with Hat Trick Against Algeria

Lionel Messi wasn’t going to let some of soccer’s biggest stars — Kylian Mbappé of France and Erling Haaland of Norway — steal the spotlight on the night Argentina began its World Cup title defense. Making his record sixth appearance in the tournament Tuesday night, Messi found a crease through the Algerian defense and collected a pass from his Inter Milan teammate Rodrigo De Paul before easily beating goalkeeper Luca Zidane, giving Argentina an early 1-0 lead and making him the second player to score in five World Cups. Messi completed a stunning hat trick against Algeria, netting his third a...