With a historic Messi, Argentina begin their title defense by thrashing Algeria
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Argentina's defending World Cup champions opened their 2026 campaign with 38-year-old Lionel Messi playing in his sixth tournament, scoring a goal against Algeria while reaching his 200th international appearance. France defeated Senegal as Kylian Mbappé scored multiple goals to advance higher on the all-time World Cup goals ranking, while Luca Zidane made his tournament debut as Algeria's goalkeeper.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets extensively emphasize Messi's leadership and emotional significance at age 38, focusing on his continued excellence in his sixth World Cup, his 200th international cap milestone, and his inspirational impact on fans and teammates of the defending champions.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets distribute coverage across multiple storylines, highlighting Mbappé's achievement in surpassing Messi on the all-time World Cup goals list and featuring historical narratives like Luca Zidane's tournament debut, rather than concentrating primarily on one player's legacy.
Argentina began their defense of the World Cup title won in Qatar 2022 on Tuesday with a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria, in the Group J opener of the 2026 World Cup, played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Captain Lionel Messi guided Lionel Scaloni's side with a hat-trick that left him atop the tournament's all-time scoring history. ...
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