June 16 will go down as the most special day in Lionel Messi’s memories and football career.
On this day in 2006, the star scored his first-ever World Cup goal for the Argentina national team. He did it in the match against Serbia and Montenegro, putting the finishing touch on La Albiceleste’s 6-0 rout.
And 20 years later, Messi matched Miroslav Klose’s record as the top scorer in World Cups, with 16 goals. On a night when he scored a hat-trick, he also gave his team the win in their debut in football’s biggest competition.
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