Lionel Messi opens up World Cup with hat trick to answer back Kylian Mbappe — and then some

Source: New York Post

Anything you do, I can do better. Just hours after France star Kylian Mbappé jumped Lionel Messi for the third-most goals scored in World Cup history at 13, the Argentine answered back — three times. Messi opened up his first game at the 2026 World Cup with a hat trick in a brilliant performance in Kansas City.