00:00It is among the most sought-after tickets in the group stage, the beginning of Group J.
00:05Argentina's title defense begins.
00:08Algeria returned to the World Cup for the first time in a dozen years.
00:12An Argentina team defined by its experience.
00:15For Algeria, only two of these 11.
00:18Otaro gets the first touch for Argentina.
00:21More underway in Kansas City.
00:23Algeria and Argentina.
00:43Romero.
00:46Injured at the end of Tottenham's domestic season.
00:50Didn't feature for the last two months.
00:52Able to start.
00:54And the first foul given.
00:56Possession there, you can see Argentina.
00:58In a 4-4-2.
01:00Can change when they win it.
01:04And Shebe.
01:06Otaro.
01:07Messi.
01:08Leo Messi!
01:12The flag is up.
01:14It's deemed offside.
01:17It was nearly a dreamlike start for Argentina.
01:20It's wiped off the board.
01:23Slips it ahead.
01:25Shebe!
01:26Shebe!
01:27Shebe!
01:28Oh, what a start it is for Algeria!
01:32Far as Shebe opens the scoring in stunning fashion!
01:36Because of moments like this.
01:39Now, is that offside?
01:42It's tight.
01:42We know it's going to be looked at.
01:44But the ball through to Shebe is absolutely immaculate.
01:47And what's clever about this is he opens his hips up.
01:50The humidity dropping off has made a huge difference.
01:53Messi flying forward.
01:54Lionel Messi!
02:00He transcends time!
02:03His 200th cap!
02:05His 6th World Cup!
02:07Another majestic moment for Lionel Messi!
02:12Forming on the world stage.
02:14Absolutely not.
02:16There's nothing that Zidane in goal can do about this.
02:20But it's textbook.
02:21The way that he turns.
02:22The pocket that he finds.
02:24The drive forward.
02:26And then the shot in the top corner.
02:28Yes, I know it takes a little flick off the hands of Zidane.
02:36A foul from Guiri.
02:37He mentioned his frustration.
02:39He's touched the ball the least of any player on the field.
02:41Just five touches.
02:43Algeria's coach, Vladimir Pekovic,
02:45described provoking Argentina's players like kicking a hornet's nest.
02:50Unfair and risky.
02:56Paul said,
02:57I'm doing it because I love him.
03:00Here's the shot from effort.
03:01The effort from distance from Messi.
03:04Sweeps it clear.
03:06Messi trudging into the attacking third.
03:09Slips it ahead.
03:09Martinez!
03:11Martinez!
03:12Swipes by Zidane.
03:16Drops it on a dime.
03:18Messi flicks it ahead.
03:19Gonzalez chasing.
03:20Swings the cross through.
03:21Over Julian Alvarez.
03:23Look at deflection.
03:24High.
03:24From range.
03:26Big deflection.
03:27Guide it home.
03:28That's two for Messi.
03:34But let's start from the beginning.
03:37Wonderful touch by Messi.
03:38Great ball out from the goalkeeper.
03:40And then it's about this follow-up.
03:43From McAllister.
03:45In all essence,
03:47it's extremely poor by the goalkeeper.
03:50Slightest of deflections if that.
03:54But in that position,
03:55you need to push it out wide, Zidane.
03:57You can't push it back into the area.
03:59This will give us a better indication.
04:01I don't think there's even a deflection on the ball.
04:04And then
04:05Messi right place at the right time.
04:08Seems like a strange decision not to start him.
04:12Ball ahead.
04:13Could this be the moment?
04:15Zidane
04:16just enough to whisk away
04:19Messi's effort
04:20toward a hat trick.
04:22Gonzalez.
04:24Back to Messi.
04:26Messi!
04:30His first World Cup hat trick.
04:33And it's a record setter.
04:42One of one.
04:43Never to be replicated.
04:47Lionel Messi
04:48stands alone
04:50in Argentine lore
04:52and now tied with Marislav Klos
04:54at most goals at the World Cup.
04:55Well, it's special.
04:57A special moment
04:59for an incredibly
05:00special player.
05:04the way that he strokes this home.
05:07Yes, he's got power
05:08but it's so precise.
05:10This is a pass into the net.
05:13It's wonderful.
05:15It is a moment of history.
05:18And it is another record
05:20for Leo Messi.
05:28That's a free kick.
05:30Seated in a very dangerous place.
05:32Next hour.
05:33It's Mahrez off the wall.
05:42And Murray takes it out to touch.
05:45And to Paul.
05:49The entire crowd to their feet.
05:53Martinez sends it away.
05:55Argentina.
05:56And Lionel Messi.
06:00A 3-0 win in their opener.
06:03A dominant result over Algeria.
06:06Messi now the joint leading scorer
06:08in the history of the World Cup.
06:10And his first World Cup hat trick
06:12undoes Algeria.
06:14Three goals to nil.
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