Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria, matching the all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals. Here’s a 3-D view of his third goal on Tuesday night. Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria, matching the all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals. Here’s a 3-D view of his third goal on Tuesday night. The sequence started far from goal as Messi, as he often does, sauntered back into his own defensive half and stood waiting. The sequence started far from goal as Messi, as he often does, sauntered back into his own defensive half and stood waiting. Argentina’s right back, Nahuel Molina, had possession of the ball and passed it forward to Rodrigo De Paul in midfield. Argentina’s right back, Nahuel Molina, had possession of the ball and passed it forward to Rodrigo De Paul in midfield. Julián Alvarez ran toward the right side of the field as De Paul dribbled toward the center circle. Julián Alvarez ran toward the right side of the field as De Paul dribbled toward the center circle. Two of Algeria’s defenders followed Alvarez, leaving Messi unmarked near the halfway line. Two of Algeria’s defenders followed Alvarez, leaving Messi unmarked near the halfway line. Messi received a pass from De Paul and quickly dribbled into the open space ahead. Messi received a pass from De Paul and quickly dribbled into the open space ahead. Nabil Bentaleb, an Algerian midfielder, moved toward Messi, applying pressure on the ball. In turn, Messi passed wide to Nico González on his left. Nabil Bentaleb, an Algerian midfielder, moved toward Messi, applying pressure on the ball. In turn, Messi passed wide to Nico González on his left. Instead of racing to goal, González slowed the attack down. He took a few touches before he found Messi, who was surprisingly unmarked at the top of the box. Instead of racing to goal, González slowed the attack down. He took a few touches before he found Messi, who was surprisingly unmarked at the top of the box. Messi got a bouncing ball under control and onto his favored left foot before whipping the ball into the lower left corner of the goal. Messi got a bouncing ball under control and onto his favored left foot before whipping the ball into the lower left corner of the goal. The three goals in Tuesday’s game made Messi the oldest player ever to score a hat trick in a World Cup match. The three goals in Tuesday’s game made Messi the oldest player ever to score a hat trick in a World Cup match. Photographs by Bedel Saget Methodology The 3-D scene was created based on photographs captured by The New York Times at the game. The positions of the players, ball trajectory and player paths were determined using custom software created by The Times. The software uses computer vision to detect and track the players and the ball. It also uses 3-D projections to manually map those elements to their real-world coordinates on the field. This data was used to build an immersive scene of the play. Share full article
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