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KANSAS CITY, United States | Xinhua | Lionel Messi equaled the record for the most FIFA World Cup goals by scoring his first World Cup finals hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria in Group J on Tuesday.
Messi put the reigning champion ahead with a long-range strike in the 17th minute and doubled the lead by tapping in on the hour.
The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner netted his third goal with a low strike into the bottom-left corner 14 minutes from time.
Messi, 38, now has 16 World Cup goals, equaling the record set by Germany’s Miroslav Klose at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. ■
