Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLionel Messi equalled the all-time World Cup top goalscorer record, reaching 16 goals, after scoring a hat-trick for Argentina against Algeria in Kansas City. The 38-year-old's three goals moved him level with Germany's Miroslav Klose, surpassing Brazil's Ronaldo. This marked Messi's first World Cup hat-trick and his fifth tournament with a goal, a feat only matched by Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi scored with a powerful strike, an instinctive rebound, and a trademark sweeping finish from outside the box. He was substituted in the 79th minute to a standing ovation, with his next match scheduled against Austria on 22 June in Dallas. In fullLionel Messi equals World Cup top goalscorer record after stunning Argentina hat-trickThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Lionel Messi makes World Cup history with record-equalling hat trick
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLionel Messi equalled the all-time World Cup top goalscorer record, reaching 16 goals, after scoring a hat-trick for Argentina against Algeria in Kansas City. The 38-year-old's three goals moved him level with Germany's Miroslav Klose, surpassing Brazil's Ronaldo. This marked Messi's first World Cup hat-trick and his fifth tournament with a goal, a feat only matched by Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi scored with a powerful strike, an instinctive rebound, and a trademark sweeping finish from outside the box. He was substituted in the 79th minute to a standing ovation, with his next match scheduled against Austria on 22 June in Dallas. In fullLionel Messi equals World Cup top goalscorer record after stunning Argentina hat-trickThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
