FIFA World Cup Historic Moment: Defending Champions Argentina's Triumphant Start, Messi's Historic Hat-Trick

(Digital Itla) Defending champions Argentina made a splendid start in the FIFA World Cup by defeating Algeria 0-3 in their first match. The hero of the match was Lionel Messi, who scored a hat-trick to claim the tournament's first hat-trick, as Argentina defeated Algeria 0-3. Messi scored all three goals in the match, leading his team to an easy victory. With this stellar performance, he has equaled Germany's Miroslav Klose in the list of players with the most goals (16) in World Cup history. This match was another historic occasion for Messi as he played his 200th international match for Argentina and became the first footballer to play in six different World Cups.