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A Magical Lionel Messi Hat-Trick as Argentina Beat Algeria — but Should He Have Been Sent Off?

This is Lionel Messi’s world and we are all still living in it. The post A magical Lionel Messi hat-trick as Argentina beat Algeria — but should he have been sent off? appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

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Do you still remember Lionel Messi's first international match? He came on as a substitute in the 2005 Hungarian-Argentine game, then headed towards the Hungarian goal, Vilmos Vanczák pulled him away, and then Messi hit back. Vanczák played the big death as it should have, and Marcus Merk sent off the 17-year-old Argentine. Many believe that Polish referee Szymon Marciniak should have acted similarly to the German referee in Argentina's World Cu…

·Hungary
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Lean Left

Lionel Messi puts a cream performance in the first Argentina game, but he should have been put off the pitch.

Center

IS delivers verdicts on the World Cup round.

·Finland
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The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner of Argentina scored a hat-trick against Algeria, but that wasn't the only reason he was in the spotlight.

·Budapest, Hungary
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ESPN Brazil broke the news in Brazil on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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