🐐 A mad night of records: Messi seized these World Cup bests! | OneFootball

What Lionel Messi did last night against Algeria truly defies all superlatives...

In Argentina’s 3-0 win, the 38-year-old(!) scored his 14th, 15th and 16th World Cup goals, drawing level with all-time record holder Miroslav Klose. Messi is likely to claim sole possession of the record before this tournament is over.

But that was far from all: against Algeria, the eight-time World Player of the Year also became the oldest player in World Cup history to score at least two goals in a match. That honor had previously belonged to Cameroon’s Roger Milla.

And of course, the left-footer also snatched the record for the oldest player ever to score a hat-trick.

On top of that, it was Messi’s fifth World Cup goal from outside the box. That saw the Argentine superstar draw level with Brazilian legend Rivellino.

Messi actually scored his first World Cup goal 20 years ago in Germany.

What this guy is giving us is just beyond normal. All we can do is look forward to everything else that’s still to come in the next few weeks.

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