Lionel Messi's hat-trick gave those lucky enough to witness it in Kansas City a night they will never forget. Back in Buenos Aires, fans jumped for joy as they celebrated Argentina's 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday. Grouped from 4 articles across 3 sources.
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Lionel Messi's hat-trick gave those lucky enough to witness it in Kansas City a night they will never forget. Back in Buenos Aires, fans jumped for joy as they celebrated Argentina's 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday.
All the updates, with full post-match reaction, following of our text commentary stream covering Messi's magical match.
Argentina open defence of their World Cup crown with a Lionel Messi-inspired 3-0 win against Algeria at 2026 edition.
Fans in Buenos Aires celebrated as Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to lead defending champions Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Algeria in their World Cup opener.
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