The first player to play in six different World Cups, the second to score in five different World Cups.
And even more than that - together with Miroslav Klose, the best World Cup scorer of all time.
Leo Messi will soon turn 39, but that didn't stop him from opening the World Cup in style. He scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Algeria, before being replaced by Scaloni to a standing ovation on the open stage in Kansas City.
Messi is the best football player of all time.
After finally playing for the "golden goddess" with Argentina four years ago, he no longer had to prove it, but he continues to prove it. And on the biggest stage.
Tonight he made his 200th appearance for Argentina, and scored his 118th, 119th and 120th goals in the "albiceleste" jersey.
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