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Messi nets hat trick to tie Klose record with 16th World Cup goal
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Lionel Messi made history Tuesday night by tying the record for most World Cup goals at 16 with Miroslav Klose after scoring a hat trick and staking Argentina to a 3-0 lead over Algeria before coming off late in the second half.


