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Lionel Messi rewrites history books at record sixth World Cup

Low Severity Americas Argentina
Date Occurred Jun 17, 2026 03:51 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Jun 17, 2026
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Messi scores three exactly 20 years to the day he made his World Cup debut for Argentina.

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GDP / Capita $11200.0
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  • ID #9165
  • Type General News
  • Region Americas
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jun 17, 2026
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