Messi Scores Hat Trick as Mbappé and Haaland Also Find Net at World Cup

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick for Argentina in a match against Algeria to move level with the record for most goals in World Cup history.

Messi opened the scoring with a strike 20 years to the day after his World Cup debut goal. He added two more goals before being substituted to a standing ovation with 10 minutes remaining. The Argentina captain became the first player to appear in six World Cups and extended his record for most games played to 27.

Kylian Mbappé scored twice in France's 3-1 win over Senegal, becoming his country's all-time leading scorer with 58 international goals. Erling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut for Norway against Iraq, bringing his international tally to 57 goals in 51 appearances.

Mbappé moved to third on the all-time World Cup scoring list with 14 goals, while Haaland's performance marked Norway's first appearance at the tournament since 1998.

Messi's performance came on the same day Mbappé and Haaland made their marks, with both younger forwards scoring twice earlier in the schedule. Messi now sits level with former Germany striker Miroslav Klose with 16 World Cup goals and is Argentina's leading scorer in both age categories for World Cup goals.