Subbed off at the 78 minute, Messi hands the arm band off and will leave with his hat trick on the doorstep of his 39th birthday. Decent day at the office.
Messi, a brace. Got the rebound off Zidane. I think he saw what Mbappe and Haaland did today and said, so?
The reigning champions win 3-0 over Algeria. Leo Messi was, once again, a magician with his first World Cup hat trick.
MESSI HAT TRICK
Halftime: Argentina 1, Algeria 0. Messi was the difference, as he usually is.