The Messi show: Football great equals record for most World Cup goals
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in Argentina's 3-0 win against Algeria to equal Miroslav Klose's record of most World Cup goals, reaching a tally of 16. At the age of 38, Messi had already made history as he became the first player to ma…
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