Lionel Messi made World Cup history during Argentina’s match against Algeria.

Messi scored three goals for Argentina in their 3-0 win against Algeria, making World Cup history. The 38 year old became the first male player to play in six World Cup tournaments.

His first was in 2006 in Germany where he played one match, his second in 2010 in South Africa where he played five matches, his third in 2014 where he played seven matches in Brazil, his fourth in 2018 in Russia where he played four matches and his fifth was in 2022 in Qatar where he played seven matches to win the World Cup.

Lionel Messi is now the joint all time leading goal scorer at the World Cup.

Messi had three goals for the Argentina in their 3-0 win against Algeria at the World Cup. Those three goals brought him to 16 all time, tied with Miroslav Klose.

The 38 year old had one goal at the 2006 World Cup, four goals in 2014, one in 2018 and seven goals in 2022 when Argentina won the World Cup. He needs one more goal to break the record.

Lionel Messi was named as the Player of the Match for Argentina against Algeria at the World Cup.

Messi scored three goals for Argentina in their 3-0 win against Algeria. The 38 year old played 80 minutes before being substituted out to a standing ovation.

The Argentine spoke to the media after the 3-0 win.

Rodrigo De Paul spoke about Argentina’s 3-0 win against Algeria at the World Cup and Lionel Messi.

De Paul started Argentina’s 3-0 win against Algeria at the World Cup where Lionel Messi scored the three goals. Speaking to the media after the match, here is what De Paul had to say:

“It’s an advantage to have Leo because of how he handles the group and pushes it forward. Because of who he is. He doesn’t care about individual records, he prioritizes the group and for us, it’s incredible.

“We are here to compete, to keep training and the goal is always to arrive on the first day and leave on the last. Anything can happen but we always have to respect our idiosyncrasy and the values we hold.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about the win against Algeria and Lionel Messi.

Lionel Scaloni’s team won 3-0 against Algeria at the World Cup with Lionel Messi scoring the three goals. Speaking to the media after the match, here is what Scaloni had to say:

“We knew that we were going to suffer, that they were a team that plays well. We did a great job, it was a very difficult match.

“The first match is always complicated. We had stumbled in the last World Cup and we needed to have a good debut today.

Scaloni also spoke about Lionel Messi:

“No words or Leo. What am I going to say? He is incredible. He’s been doing this for 20 years. Everyone in football wants to see him and enjoys it.

“He doesn’t give up on a single ball, that’s our style. That’s what we can take away from it.”