Messi breaks records and leads Argentina to sweep Algeria at the opening of the World Cup

The Argentine national team began the campaign to defend its world title in the best possible way, after achieving a great victory over its Algerian counterpart, with a score of three unanswered goals, at the top of the first round of the tenth group competitions in the 2026 World Cup, in a match that bore one title: Lionel Messi makes history again.The world champions entered the confrontation with a clear determination to score the first three points, and imposed their control over the course of the game from the first minutes, amid Algerian attempts to hold on in the face of power. The attacking tango.The legend Lionel Messi succeeded in opening the scoring in the 17th minute after an organized attack that he finished brilliantly into the net, giving Argentina an early advantage and a clear translation of its superiority on the field.Argentina continued to control the rhythm of the match during the first half, heading to the locker room with a 1-0 lead, while the Algerian team was unable to find solutions in the face of the tight defensive organization of the defending champion.At the beginning of the second half, Lionel Scaloni's men continued their pressure in search of strengthening the score, and Messi returned to the forefront again in the 60th minute, after he took advantage of an opportunity inside the penalty area and put the ball into the net, announcing the second goal for Tango.And the Argentine captain was not satisfied with that, but completed the night of his life in the 76th minute when he scored his third personal goal, a "hat-trick" after a wonderful technical shot, confirming the superiority of his country and deciding the confrontation once and for all.And this hat-trick was not just a hat-trick. Ordinary, but rather carrying exceptional historical value, as Lionel Messi raised his tally to 16 goals in the history of his participation in the World Cup, equaling the record recorded by the German legend Miroslav Klose as the best scorer in the history of the tournament, in a new achievement added to the career of one of the greatest players in the history of football.The Argentine national team achieved the first three points in its World Cup campaign, sending a strong message to all its rivals that it does not intend to give up the throne easily, while the Algerian national team has become demanding. By making up for this loss in the next rounds to maintain his hopes of qualifying.It was Messi's night par excellence, a night that witnessed the victory of the defending champion, and a hat-trick for his captain, and equaling one of the greatest numbers in the history of the World Cup, to begin the journey of defending the world crown with the best possible scenario for Tango and its fans.