Lionel Messi ties Klose's World Cup goals record with his first hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick while matching Miroslav Klose's career tournament scoring record Tuesday night, giving thousands of Argentina fans packed inside of Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria a moment they will never forget.Messi scored his first goal in the opening minutes off a nifty feed from Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, the second off an opportunistic rebound early in the second half, and the third on a crisp strike moments before subbing out to a standing ovation, as La Albiceleste begin the defense of their World Cup crown with a dominant 3-0 victory over Les Fennecs.“At a loss for words about Leo. What can I say?” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “He’s incredible.”His incredible trio of goals came 20 years to the day that Messi made his World Cup debut in a match against Serbia and Montenegro — he scored in that one, too — and made the pride of Rosario only the second player to score in five editions of