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Messi just dropped his first World Cup hat trick at age 38, tying Klose for all-time top scorer with 16 goals—and becoming the oldest player ever to do it. This marks the 55th hat trick in World Cup history, a term that actually originated in cricket in 1858. Messi’s milestone comes after decades of World Cup dominance, and now he’s aiming to join an elite four—Kocsis, Fontaine, Müller, and Batistuta—who’ve scored multiple hat tricks in the tournament. And yes, the very first World Cup hat trick? Scored by American Bert Patenaude in 1930, though FIFA took decades to officially recognize it.

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