The current World Cup holders Argentina also played their first match and this time started the championship with a confident victory thanks to their superstar. As is known, they lost to Saudi Arabia after 36 games in the championship 4 years ago and finally won the championship with a defeat.
In the match played at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, the Argentine national team met with the Algerian national team. In the match that was played, superstar Lionel Messi became the owner of historical statistics. Lionel Messi, who distinguished himself in the 17th, 60th and 76th minutes, started his 6th championship with a hat-trick. He became the first footballer to play in 6 championships. The 38-year-old superstar scored 3 goals in his 200th match for the national team, bringing his goal tally to 120.
Most importantly, Lionel Messi became one of the two footballers who scored the most goals in the World Cup. Messi, who has scored 16 World Cup goals, currently shares the record with Miroslav Klose. Messi is expected to break the record, but Mbappe, who has 14 goals, is expected to extend it even further. Messi has reached 16 goals in 27 matches (Klose in 24).
Messi is the second player to score in five World Cups and is the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup (38 years and 357 days).
