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·17 June 2026
🤔 Club World Cup: should Messi have been sent off against Algeria?
🤔 Club World Cup: should Messi have been sent off against Algeria? | OneFootball
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It’s an image that’s causing a huge stir.
On the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, Lionel Messi gave us a football moment of the kind we rarely see.
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In his first match of the 2026 World Cup, La Pulga simply bagged a hat-trick to crush Algeria and become the joint top scorer in the competition’s history.
However, the match could have turned out very differently for the Argentine legend. Just a few minutes after his goal, Leo Messi was guilty of stamping on Aïssa Mandi’s calf.
A foul that escaped both the referee and VAR, but one that sparked a major debate among those watching the match.
In your opinion, should Leo Messi have been sent off for this foul?
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