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