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Lionel Messi starred in Argentina’s 3-0 Group J win over Algeria on 17 June 2026, scoring in the 17th, 60th and 76th minutes to become the oldest player to record a World Cup hat-trick.
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Nine long-standing World Cup records are in play at the 2026 tournament, with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and others among the names who could rewrite the record books.
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Latest World Cup update: Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal's 26-man squad and arrives in North America with five major individual records still within reach — from becoming the first player to appear in six World Cups to
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