00:00June 16th. This date is certainly very special for Lionel Messi, an Argentine idol and one of the greatest players in the world.
00:07history of football.
00:08Last Tuesday, in Argentina's opening match of the 2026 World Cup, Lionel Messi scored 3 goals in the victory.
00:14A brilliant match against Algeria on June 16th.
00:18Twenty years ago, on the same date in 2006, he officially debuted in his first World Cup match.
00:24World,
00:24when Argentina beat Sergio Montenegro 6-0, and he came off the bench and scored a goal,
00:30It provides assistance.
00:31Still a promising talent from way back, and not yet a fully-fledged hero, a world champion at the beginning of this year.
00:35One very curious thing about that match back in 2006 is that Scaloni, the championship-winning coach, was on the bench.
00:42world in 22 with Messi,
00:43And that in yesterday's game he got emotional when he replaced Argentina's number 10.
00:48If on June 16, 2026, Messi, wearing that Argentina jersey, made history at the World Cup,
00:54Why not the next day?
00:56Cristiano Ronaldo, playing for Portugal, will also write a new chapter in their history.
00:59Portugal debuts this Wednesday at 2 PM Brasília time, and Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for women in...
01:04goal,
01:05He's definitely going for new goals, new records, and you'll be able to follow it all here on Lance.
01:09Goodbye.
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