Lionel Messi scored a majestic hat-trick to equal the all-time World Cup scoring record, answering doubts about his influence at age 38 and firing up Argentina’s title defence with a 3-0 Group J win over Algeriaon Tuesday.
He drew level with Germany’s Miroslav Klose with 16 goalsin total and became the oldest player to score a World Cup hat-trick — exactly 20 years to the day since his first goal
