Messi ties men's World Cup scoring record, puts on show for Argentina vs. Algeria

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After scoring an incredible hat trick on Tuesday night, Lionel Messi is now tied as the all-time leading scorer in men's World Cup history.

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The eight time Ballon d'Or winner scored three times for Argentina in its World Cup opener against Algeria on Tuesday, June 16, reaching 16 World Cup goals in his illustrious career.

It was his first hat trick in the World Cup and put the defending champs up 3-0.

Messi went into the game trailing Miroslav Klose of Germany by three goals for the record, but he exited as the co-leading scorer in men's World Cup history.

Brazil legend Marta holds the overall scoring record with 17 goals.

All-time World Cup top scorers

  • 16 – Miroslav Klose, Germany
  • 16 – Lionel Messi, Argentina
  • 15 – Ronaldo, Brazil
  • 14 – Gerd Muller, West Germany
  • 14 – Kylian Mbappe, France
  • 13 – Just Fontaine, France
  • 12 – Pele, Brazil
  • 11 – Sandor Kocsis, Hungary
  • 11 – Jurgen Klinsmann, West Germany and Germany
  • 10 – Helmut Rahn, West Germany
  • 10 – Gary Lineker, England
  • 10 – Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina
  • 10 – Teofilo Cubillas, Peru
  • 10 – Thomas Muller, Germany
  • 10 – Grzergor Lato, Poland

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Messi ties men's World Cup scoring record with hat trick for Argentina

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