On a night of the great cannons the premiere of the 8th and 9th band of the 2026 World Cup with Lionel Messi, Killian Ebape and Ergin Haland to show them. .. their wild intentions.
However the one who stole the impressions and wrote history was Argentina's superstar, who did the saying "the young man is handsome but the old one is different".
A few hours after Ebape's two goals in 3–1 France with Senegal that opened the debate on that in this year's World Cup there may be a "destruction" of Michael Klose from the top place of scorers with most goals (16) in the World Cup, Messi gave his—sounding—answer.
Although more than 38 years old with five World Cups on his feet, Messi scored all three Argentine goals in 3-0 over Algeria and "took" the German striker at the top by dating the next match of the "albiseleste" against Austria on the evening of the coming Monday to win another peak.
It is no coincidence that after the first goal scored, in the 17th minute, the 38-year-old magician from Rosario was seen by the television lens tears. He after the finale explained that he has been through some difficult times, but said grateful for his teammates, who are always there and give him strength.
🗣️ Lionel Messi tentang dirinya yang tertangkap kamera menangis setelah cetak goal pertama vs Aljazair.
"Saya menangis setelah gol pertama, ya. Tapiitu karena sesuatu yang sama sekali tidak ada humungannya dengan sepak bola.
Saya melewati beberapa hari yang sulit, tetrapi Saya... pic.twitter. com/rZ5Cf1FTWY— Extra Time Indonesia (@idextratime) June 17, 2026
"I cried after the first goal, yes... But it was something completely unrelated to football. I have had some difficult times, but I am grateful to the entire mission and my teammates because they were always there for me, giving me a lot of strength.".
I Went Through Different days, and I'm Greatful to the delegation and my teams for Always Standing by me and giving me strength. ‘ pic.twitter. com/axkzNW14zD— Sam (@ccricket713) June 17, 2026
Klose's "prophecy"
Before the premiere of the 2026 World Cup, Miroslav Klose predicted that his goal record at the World Cup would be broken and stressed he would want Lionel Messi to do it.
The German wore stopped at 16 goals in the 2014 World Cup and since then no one had reached him. But where did he expect Lionel Messi to make it from his premiere at this year's 2026 World Cup!
The most impressive thing is that the hat trick against Algeria was his first in a match in a World Cup, an event in which he has taken part five more times – and this year's sixth.
Half the joy of the Bishop
A few hours before Messi's performance, Killian Cabe may have believed that he is the one who will be able to break Klose's record this year as with the two goals against Senegal he reached 14, only two behind her striker "National Mansaft".
At least in Ebape there was the celebration which he had promised James Corden for his first goal in the 2026 World Cup running into the corner and imitating playing the flute.
"He's crazy"
Messi also recognized the value of Erling Haaland, who in his post at Snapchat wrote "Messi is mad", thus recognizing Pulga's greatness.
🚨📲 Erling Haaland on Snapchat: “Messi is a madman”. 👑 pic.twitter. com/NyKUB1vIw6— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 17, 2026
The Norwegian striker earlier had scored two goals against Iraq by opening his own account in a World Cup, hoping his name would be found sometime next to that of Messi on the list of top scorers in World Cup history.
The Norwegian striker could also write history Tuesday but Hassan, the Iraq goalkeeper, took the opportunity in 82' to hit a hat trick in his World Cup debut.