Lionel Messi’s record-breaking hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 FIFA World Cup win over Algeria has sparked controversy after ESPN pundit Alejandro Moreno argued the captain should have been sent off for a studs-up challenge on Aissa Mandi. Moreno questioned why VAR did not intervene and suggested Messi received preferential treatment, overshadowing a historic night in which the 38-year-old became the first player to appear at six World Cups.
