New Delhi, June 17 -- Lionel Messi couldn't hold back his tears after his record-shattering opening goal during Argentina's 3-0 win over Algeria in a FIFA World Cup 2026 match on Wednesday. Starting on his 200th game for Argentina, in a career that started on the same date (June 16), 20 years ago, Messi had found the net as soon as on the seventh minute, but was ruled off side.

But the 38 year-old didn't had to wait for long as Messi opened the scoring 10 minutes later with a scorching left-footer that kissed Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane's gloves to go into the top right corner. With that goal, Messi became the second after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo as the only players to score in five different World Cups. Ronaldo had achieved the ...