Fans claim World Cup is ‘rigged’ after Lionel Messi escapes ‘obvious red card’ after nasty challenge on Algeria star
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June 17, 2026
SOME World Cup viewers were left raging after Lionel Messi escaped seeing red after a dodgy-looking challenge against Algeria. Messi, 38, took centre stage with an incredible hat-trick on his return to World Cup action three and a half years after lifting the trophy in Qatar, drawing him level with Miroslav Klose at the top...
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