FT: Argentina 3-0 Algeria π₯π¦π·
What a way to kick off the World Cup for Argetina!
Defending champions Argentina deliver a masterclass as Lionel Messi scores a brilliant hat-trick to power them to a commanding victory over Algeria.
The GOAT once again steals the show, etching his name deeper into football history! π«
Messi now equals Miroslav Klose with 17 World Cup goals
WHAT A FUCKING MADNESS YOU DID LIONEL MESSI!
π₯Lionel Messi has just scored a goal in his first match of his sixth career World Cup.
Lionel Messi has reached 14 goals in the World Cup throughout his career.
π₯β At almost 39 years old, he scored a goal in his sixth World Cup and is the first player to play in 6 World Cups
STANDING IN FRONT OF THE KING OF FOOTBALL
π¦π·π Lionel Messi scores for Argentina against Algeria and, at 38 years and 357 days old, becomes the third-oldest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history.
π Oldest World Cup goalscorers:
1οΈβ£ Roger Milla π¨π² 42 years, 39 days (1994)
2οΈβ£ Pepe π΅πΉ β 39 years, 283 days (2022)
3οΈβ£ Lionel Messi π¦π· β 38 years, 357 days (2026)
4οΈβ£ Cristiano Ronaldo π΅πΉ β 37 years, 292 days (2022)
5οΈβ£ Gunnar Gren πΈπͺ β 37 years, 236 days (1958)
Another record. Another chapter in Messi's legendary World Cup story.