It didn't take long for Lionel Messi to make his mark at this World Cup.The Argentine magician had the ball in the back of the net in just the fifth minute of his side's clash against Algeria, calmly slotting home after a through ball. It was offside And now even more so."Perhaps so.His three goals were enough to get Argentina off to a winning start, the stars not only shining brightest, but aligning spectacularly.As he pressed for his first-ever World Cup hat-trick, the crowd chanted Messi's name, a two-syllable homage to one of the greatest of all time, even when denied by a brilliant save by Luca Zidane in the Algerian goal.When he got his third, the joy was overwhelming.When he was substituted off, the joint highest goal-scorer of all time at World Cups, the standing ovation was spectacular.Despite the sun long having set over the vast plains of the American mid-west, the darkened sky exposed by Arrowhead Stadium's open bowl, the only visible stars were on the pitch.And Messi's shined brightest of all, just for a little bit longer.