Messi's key stats in Algeria match
Lionel Messi achieved a significant victory for Argentina over Algeria with a 3-0 result in the 2026 World Cup, scoring a hat-trick that brought him equal to the tournament's all-time goal-scoring record with 16 goals. Messi scored outside the penalty area for the first time since 1966, becoming the second player to score in five different World Cup editions. At the age of 38 years and 357 days, he also became the oldest player to score more than one goal in a World Cup match. Meanwhile, Algeria failed to have a single shot on target during the game and suffered their third consecutive opening-match defeat in the tournament.
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