Messi ties World Cup goals record with hat-trick

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in Argentina's 3-0 World Cup opener against Algeria, moving him level with Miroslav Klose's all-time record of 16 World Cup goals. The 38-year-old captain led the defense and attack. Remarkably, the hat trick came exactly 20 years after Messi made his World Cup debut. It was also his fifth consecutive World Cup match with a goal, further strengthening his claim as football’s greatest player.