Messi just ended the GOAT debate!
Key takeaways
- Exactly 20 years to the day since Lionel Messi first graced a World Cup stage with a goal against Serbia & Montenegro, the football gurus have engineered the most perfect narrative.
- On this date, in this very competition, the 38-year-old Argentine maestro unleashes a hat-trick that sends the football world into a frenzy and firmly plants the flag of Lionel Messi as the GOAT, with no debate possible.
- A declaration to every single doubter, every single Ronaldo fanboy on their keyboards with stats to prove Messi isn’t great, every single pundit who dared toquestion this man’s legacy.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize June 16, 2026. Exactly 20 years to the day since Lionel Messi first graced a World Cup stage with a goal against Serbia & Montenegro, the football gurus have engineered the most perfect narrative.
On this date, in this very competition, the 38-year-old Argentine maestro unleashes a hat-trick that sends the football world into a frenzy and firmly plants the flag of Lionel Messi as the GOAT, with no debate possible.
This isn’t just any hat-trick. It is a coronation. A reminder. A declaration to every single doubter, every single Ronaldo fanboy on their keyboards with stats to prove Messi isn’t great, every single pundit who dared toquestion this man’s legacy. Lionel Messi is the greatest of all time, it’s not even close.