Messi and Scaloneta broke Argentina's historic curse: he is the first champion to win in the defense of the title in a World Cup
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The National Team beat Algeria 3-0 with a hat-trick from Lionel Messi in Kansas City. In addition, it broke a streak that had frustrated the debuts of the Argentine champions in Spain 1982 and Italy 1990.
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