#912Career GoalLegendary
“Breaking Algeria’s resistance in his 200th Argentina cap, Messi ghosts between two defenders at the near post and calmly steers De Paul’s low cut-back into the corner to open the scoring and seal his 120th international goal and seventh at World Cups.”
Winning GoalHat-trick
Year2026
World Cup#14
2026#16
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypeOpen Play
Technique—
2026#1157
2026 World Cup · Group · MD 12026-06-16 · 20:00:00
3-0
Argentina
Algeria
3G
Minute17'
Score
0-0→1-0
xG0.09
Impact
Winning Goal
Assist: Rodrigo De Paul
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