With his hat-trick against Algeria, Messi has equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup scoring record.
Not only is Lionel Messi Argentina’s all-time top scorer, but he’s scored more World Cup goals for his country than any other player – including the legendary Diego Maradona.
With his hat-trick against Algeria, Messi has also equalled Miroslav Klose’s all-time scoring record in the history of the World Cup.
He scored his first goal in the tournament as a teenager way back in 2006, and cemented his glittering World Cup legacy by notching a brace in Argentina’s astonishing penalty shootout victory over France in the final of Qatar 2022.
