An amazing afternoon for the G.O.A.T. as Lionel Messi scores a hat trick

Photo Credit: Diario Clarin de Argentina

What a debut for the greatest player in World Cup history as Leonel Messi dispatched himself with a hat trick scoring his goals in the 17th, 60th, and 76^th minutes to deliver an humbling to Algeria , 3-0.

Despite turning 39 in a week, the man simply delivers a one-of-a-kind game for his beloved Albiceleste side, with a constellation of stars including Rodrigo De Paul and Alexis MacAllister providing the assists.

Messi opened the scoring in the 17^th minute with a one-of-kind goal that shook the foundations of the goalposts defended by Algeria’s starting goalkeeper Luca Zidane, son of Zinedine Zidane.

Messi would also score in the 60^th minute and later in the 76^th minute to be the first to score a hat trick at this World Cup making things look very easy.

A sold out Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead Stadium) that saw La Albiceleste come up big and seeing its team defeat the Fennec Foxes, 3-0. Argentina now set their sights on Austria on Monday in Dallas (noon CT, FOX/Telemundo), while Algeria will try to regroup against Jordan on Monday in Santa Clara (8pm PT, FS1/Telemundo).