Algeria coach Vladimir Petković says mistakes by his team help explain how Lionel Messi scores a hat-trick to tie a World Cup record. He credits Messi with finishing and overall quality, but also points to Algeria’s defensive lapses during the match. Petković says his players give Messi too much space and do not restrict him effectively, which lets Argentina create scoring chances and allows Messi to convert multiple times. The coach’s comments focus on both individual performance by Messi and the defensive breakdowns that preceded the goals. By acknowledging Algeria’s role in the outcome, Petković frames the result as a combination of Messi’s ability and Algeria’s failure to contain him. Across the accounts, the main shared points are that Messi scores a hat-trick, that it ties the World Cup record, and that Algeria’s coach attributes part of the scoring to errors and poor space management by his side.