Spain to Manage Lamine Yamal’s Minutes in the Group Stage

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Spain to Manage Lamine Yamal’s Minutes in the Group Stage

Yamal was nursing an injury heading into the tournament and came on as a substitute in the 70th minute against Cape Verde. The Spanish team's medical staff has recommended limiting his involvement as much as possible, as the risk of aggravating the issue remains. Yamal trained with the team ahead of Spain's next game against Saudi Arabia on June 21.

By Ankit Sharma

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Messi’s first World Cup hat-trick against Algeria pushed his latest tournament surge to eight goals across his last five matches, equaling Ronaldo’s entire World Cup career tally, per Underdog. The run helped Argentina seal a 3-0 Group J win and moved Messi level with Miroslav Klose on 16 World Cup goals, adding another layer to his record chase.

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Lionel Messi Hits First World Cup Hat-Trick as Argentina Beat Algeria

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Messi turned Argentina vs Algeria into a solo show, scoring in the 17th, 60th and 76th minutes for a 3-0 win. He opened with a powerful strike from outside the box, pounced on a goalkeeper rebound for the second and curled in from the edge to complete his first World Cup hat-trick. His third goal tied Miroslav Klose’s 16-goal record.

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