Kansas City – With an outstanding Lionel Messi and a convincing performance, Argentina started its title defense at the World Cup. The world champion celebrated a 3-0 (1-0) victory over Algeria in Kansas City on Tuesday thanks to three goals from his superstar (17th, 60th, 76th). With 16 World Cup goals, Messi equaled German Miroslav Klose’s record. The Argentines’ next opponent in Group J is the ÖFB team on June 22nd (7 p.m. CEST) in Dallas.
