Defending champions Argentina have kicked off their World Cup campaign with a victory.
Offsideplus.az reports that La Albiceleste defeated Algeria 3–0 in their opening match.
Lionel Messi scored all three goals for his side.
With this performance, Messi became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in World Cup history.
He also equaled Miroslav Klose's record of 16 goals to become the joint-all-time top scorer in the history of the tournament.
We present Messi's goals below:
