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Leo Messi committed an offence that could have resulted in his sending off during the first half of Argentina’s Group J opener against Algeria in the FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi’s hat-trick for Argentina against Algeria has taken his FIFA World Cup goals tally to 16.
Leo Messi netted in the 17th, 60th and 76th minutes for Argentina to give the World Cup champions a 3-0 win over Algeria in the opener in Kansas City.
Nirmala College students, led by Ajay V John, created an eco-friendly art installation using 106,000 bottle caps to honour football legends Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar.
Between 1930 and 2022, only 7 players aged 40 or above have played in World Cups, but there are eight waiting to represent their nations in the 2026 edition set to start on June 11.
Messi turns 39 on June 24, but a week before that (on June 17), he would set a record for the sixth World Cup appearance when Argentina play Algeria.
The cutouts are installed by a local club to boost World Cup spirit.
Argentina fans in Idukki erected a giant Lionel Messi cutout at a check dam, a notable display of their support ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Argentina's World Cup squad sees Lionel Messi leading, with 17 players from their 2022 win included; Di Maria is absent.
41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo will play in a record sixth FIFA Word Cup in June.
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