<p>Lionel Messi made the headlines in Argentina's 6-0 thumping over Bolivia in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match&nbsp;on Tuesday (Oct 15). In&nbsp;his second international appearance since recovering from an injury sustained at the Copa America in July, Messi was on a roll as he scored a hat-trick to lead Argentina to a big win. Courtesy of his heroics, Messi also equalled&nbsp;arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo&nbsp;for the most number of international hat-tricks. Both Ronaldo and Messi now have&nbsp;as many as 10 hat-tricks, with Iran’s Ali Daei at 9.</p>

<p><strong>Here is the third goal from Messi, which led to him equalling with CR7:</strong></p>

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<p>Ronaldo-starrer Portugal, on the other hand, had a frustrating outing versus Scotland in the Nations League clash, which ended in a 0-0 stalemate.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/football/lionel-messis-hat-trick-leads-argentina-to-6-0-win-over-bolivia-in-fifa-wc-qualifiers-767854">Lionel Messi's hat-trick leads Argentina to 6-0 win over Bolivia in FIFA WC qualifiers</a></strong></p>

<p>Talking about the clash, Argentina dominated it from the word go. Messi opened his side's account by finding the back of the net on the 19th minute. Before the break, Argentina was already 3-0 up with&nbsp;Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez adding a goal each. In the second half, substitute Thiago Almanda scored in the 69th minute before Messi made it worse for Bolivia with two fine strikes before the end of the clash.</p>

<p>Bolivia goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra made a couple of fine saves to prevent&nbsp;hosts Argentina from extending their lead, however, he still couldn't prevent his side's mauling at the hands of the current world champions.</p>

<p>Copa America winners Argentina are at the top of the standings, with 22 points, three ahead of Colombia. The 2026 WC will be held in&nbsp;the United States, Mexico and Canada.</p>


Lionel Messi made the headlines in Argentina's 6-0 thumping over Bolivia in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match on Tuesday (Oct 15). In his second international appearance since recovering from an injury sustained at the Copa America in July, Messi was on a roll as he scored a hat-trick to lead Argentina to a big win.

Lionel Messi made the headlines in Argentina's 6-0 thumping over Bolivia in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match on Tuesday (Oct 15). In his second international appearance since recovering from an injury sustained at the Copa America in July, Messi was on a roll as he scored a hat-trick to lead Argentina to a big win. Courtesy of his heroics, Messi also equalled arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo for the most number of international hat-tricks. Both Ronaldo and Messi now have as many as 10 hat-tricks, with Iran’s Ali Daei at 9. Here is the third goal from Messi, which led to him equalling with CR7: MESSI SCORESSS A HATTRICK OH MY GOD!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/oeLvQJYAJn — Wedge (@Wxdge10) October 16, 2024 × Ronaldo-starrer Portugal, on the other hand, had a frustrating outing versus Scotland in the Nations League clash, which ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Also read: Lionel Messi's hat-trick leads Argentina to 6-0 win over Bolivia in FIFA WC qualifiers Talking about the clash, Argentina dominated it from the word go. Messi opened his side's account by finding the back of the net on the 19th minute. Before the break, Argentina was already 3-0 up with Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez adding a goal each. In the second half, substitute Thiago Almanda scored in the 69th minute before Messi made it worse for Bolivia with two fine strikes before the end of the clash. Bolivia goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra made a couple of fine saves to prevent hosts Argentina from extending their lead, however, he still couldn't prevent his side's mauling at the hands of the current world champions. Copa America winners Argentina are at the top of the standings, with 22 points, three ahead of Colombia. The 2026 WC will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Messi equals arch-rival Ronaldo’s int'l hat-trick record during Argentina vs Bolivia WCQ tie - Watch

<p>Telangana's outgoing chief minister and BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao interestingly took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less-than-a-day-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday (Dec 3).<br />
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Less than 24 hours before the defeat, an overconfident KT Rama Rao had shared a picture of himself with a gun aiming towards the screen and captioned it: "Hattrick Loading 3.0. Get ready to celebrate guys."</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/telangana-election-results-2023-brs-concedes-defeat-extends-congratulations-to-congress-665743">Telangana election results 2023: BRS concedes defeat, extends congratulations to Congress</a></p>

<p>However, as the trends started coming on Sunday morning (Dec 3), the BRS was left stunned by the Congress – a party which failed to make a mark in any other state – in the southern state of Telangana as it secured the lead in most of the seats.</p>

<h2><strong>Three-state loser Congress takes jibe on KTR's tweet, says 'aiming for car tyres'?</strong></h2>

<p>Three-state loser Congress, after getting buoyed by the good numbers in the trends in only Telangana, reposted a tweet of KTR and wrote, “Were you aiming for car tyres?"</p>

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<p>Interestingly, the election symbol of the BRS is a car.</p>

<p>By Sunday afternoon, Congress consolidated its victory in Telangana and KTR, reposting his own post, wrote, "This one ain't gonna age well. Missed the mark."</p>

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Missed the mark <a href="https://t.co/IUN1vKdTsc">https://t.co/IUN1vKdTsc</a></p>
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<p>Conceding the defeat, KTR said, "Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving BRS two consecutive terms of government. Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in the expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back. Congratulations to the Congress on winning the mandate. Wishing you good luck."</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Telangana assembly election results 2023: Congress takes early lead&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<p>Increasing&nbsp;the distress of BRS, two-time Chief Minister of the state Rao and young state chief of Congress Revanth Reddy both lost the seats in Kamareddy as BJP's Ramana Reddy clinched a shocking victory.<br />
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The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which was renamed Bharat Rashtra Samithi, had spearheaded the statehood movement of Telangana and received unwavering support in the last decade since the state was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.<br />
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<em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Telangana's outgoing chief minister and BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao interestingly took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less-than-a-day-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday (Dec 3).

Telangana's outgoing chief minister and BRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao interestingly took a dig at himself as he re-shared his less-than-a-day-old post on X after his party Bharat Rashtra Samithi lost the state elections on Sunday (Dec 3). Less than 24 hours before the defeat, an overconfident KT Rama Rao had shared a picture of himself with a gun aiming towards the screen and captioned it: "Hattrick Loading 3.0. Get ready to celebrate guys." Also read: Telangana election results 2023: BRS concedes defeat, extends congratulations to Congress However, as the trends started coming on Sunday morning (Dec 3), the BRS was left stunned by the Congress – a party which failed to make a mark in any other state – in the southern state of Telangana as it secured the lead in most of the seats. Three-state loser Congress takes jibe on KTR's tweet, says 'aiming for car tyres'? Three-state loser Congress, after getting buoyed by the good numbers in the trends in only Telangana, reposted a tweet of KTR and wrote, “Were you aiming for car tyres?" Were you aiming for car tyres? pic.twitter.com/5LPsKRjE4A — Telangana Congress (@INCTelangana) December 3, 2023 × Interestingly, the election symbol of the BRS is a car. By Sunday afternoon, Congress consolidated its victory in Telangana and KTR, reposting his own post, wrote, "This one ain't gonna age well. Missed the mark." This one ain’t gonna age well 😁 Missed the mark https://t.co/IUN1vKdTsc — KTR (@KTRBRS) December 3, 2023 × Conceding the defeat, KTR said, "Grateful to the people of Telangana for giving BRS two consecutive terms of government. Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in the expected lines for us. But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back. Congratulations to the Congress on winning the mandate. Wishing you good luck." Watch: Telangana assembly election results 2023: Congress takes early lead Increasing the distress of BRS, two-time Chief Minister of the state Rao and young state chief of Congress Revanth Reddy both lost the seats in Kamareddy as BJP's Ramana Reddy clinched a shocking victory. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which was renamed Bharat Rashtra Samithi, had spearheaded the statehood movement of Telangana and received unwavering support in the last decade since the state was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. (With inputs from agencies)

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