Messi levels with Klose – but can’t become oldest scorer at this World Cup

NEW YORK, June 17– Lionel Messi’s hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria captured the headlines at the World Cup finals on Tuesday, with the 38-year-old Argentinean scoring three goals to move level with Miroslav Klose’s all-time record of 16 goals scored in World Cup finals.

However, there is one record Messi can’t claim at this World Cup, and that is the oldest player ever to score in the final stage of the competition. On the verge of his 39th birthday, he would have to wait until the 2030 World Cup to have the chance of writing another piece of history.