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New Delhi .In the FIFA World Cup 2026, Argentina captain Lionel Messi once again proved why he is counted among the most influential players in world football. In the match played in Kansas City, Messi scored a brilliant hat-trick against Algeria to give his team a 3-0 victory and also equaled one of the biggest records in World Cup history. After this performance, Messi’s number of World Cup goals has increased to 16, which is equal to the record of most goals so far.

From the beginning of the match, Argentina displayed aggressive play and Messi was at the center of it. He scored the first goal with a brilliant strike which completely surprised the opposition goalkeeper. After this, his alertness was seen in the second goal, when he reacted quickly to the rebound and sent the ball into the goal. The third goal thrilled the spectators. His accurate and powerful shot from outside the penalty area not only completed the hat-trick, but also forced thousands of fans present in the stadium to stand up and applaud.

This was the first hat-trick of Messi’s World Cup career. In a long and successful career, he has scored many hat-tricks at club and international level, but this is the first time he has achieved this feat on the biggest stage like the World Cup. With this performance he also set a special record of scoring goals in his five different World Cup campaigns. He has become one of the few players in world football to do so.

This achievement of Messi has brought him at par with the great German striker Miroslav Klose. Klose appeared in four World Cups between 2002 and 2014, scoring a total of 16 goals. For many years this record has been counted among the greatest individual achievements in World Cup history. Now Messi has added another historic chapter to his career by touching this figure.

Messi and Klose now jointly top the list of players with the most goals in World Cup history. Behind him, Brazil’s great striker Ronaldo is in second place with 15 goals, while Germany’s Gerd Muller and France’s Kylian Mbappe are in the list with 14 goals each. These figures show how consistent and impressive Messi has been on the biggest stage of world football.

Experts believe that Messi now has a golden opportunity to make this record. Argentina’s campaign is still going on and if he manages to score another goal in the upcoming matches, he will become the highest goalscorer in World Cup history. This achievement can make his already illustrious career even greater.

Messi, who made his World Cup debut in 2006, is still among the players who have played the most matches in the history of the tournament. Messi, who has been at the top level of international football for almost two decades, has won the hearts of millions of fans around the world with his talent, discipline and consistency. His hat-trick against Algeria has become not just a victory, but a memorable moment to be recorded in the history of world football.