Messi Score Historic Hat Trick

Messi has his 1st World Cup hat trick

Every stat to know about Lionel Messi's historic World Cup hat trick

Lionel Messi somehow did something he's never done before. He scored his first hat trick in a World Cup match on Tuesday. Here's everything to know about his historic performance.

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Lionel Messi delivers historic World Cup hat trick in record-tying night vs. Algeria

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Lionel Messi Ties Men's World Cup Goals Record With a Hat Trick as Argentina Tops Algeria

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

Making his record sixth appearance in the tournament, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner found a crease in the Algerian defense and easily beat goalkeeper Luca Zidane for his 14th World Cup goal, sendi...

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Fans in Buenos Aires go wild during Argentina's opening FIFA World Cup match win

How sensational Lionel Messi scored his first World Cup hat-trick to lead Argentina past Algeria

Lionel Messi and Argentina 's World Cup title defence is underway as they face Algeria in Kansas City today. After having an early goal denied by the offside flag, Messi scored a brilliant goal in the 17th minute to give the defending champions the lead.

Is this Cristiano Ronaldo's last World Cup?

That's quite an old age to still be playing World Cup soccer. For what it's worth, should Portugal not win it all next month, Ronaldo's best-ever finish at the World Cup would be during his first in 2006 when Portugal took fourth place in Germany.