World Cup: see Messi's goals and Argentina's best moments 3 x 0 Algeria

It was a perfect night for Argentina and Lionel Messi. The team beat Algeria 3-0 in their debut at the 2026 World Cup, and, upon entering the field, number 10 has already reached a great milestone: 200 games for the team.

Messi scored the three winning goals, and with that, he surpassed Pelé, Ronaldo, Mbappé and equaled the German Miroslav Klose as the greatest scorer in the history of the World Cup. At the end of the second half, he was applauded by the passionate fans present at Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City.

SEE THE BEST MOMENTS

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The numbers also put pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo. To date, the two boast the feat of having scored in five editions of the World Cup. If Cristiano scores a goal in Portugal's campaign, it will be six.

Next games
Argentina is the leader of Group J, and faces Austria at the AT&T Stadium, in Dallas, Texas, next Monday (22), at 2 pm. Jordan and Algeria face each other at midnight on Tuesday (23), at Levi's Stadium, in San Francisco.

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Source: CNN