Messi, Mbappe and Haaland light up a high-scoring World Cup night
A packed World Cup night delivered goals from several of football’s biggest names, with Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi each starring for their countries. Mbappe scored twice in France’s 3-1 win over Senegal, a result that made him France’s all-time leading scorer. Haaland also struck twice as Norway beat Iraq 4-1.
Messi provided the standout moment, scoring a hat trick as Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 in the World Cup and continued to break records. The report says the Argentina captain, already a world champion, set new milestones with the three-goal performance.
The action did not end until morning. Austria then came from a surprisingly tricky match to beat Jordan 3-1. The article says viewers could watch all the goals and also enter a predictions game for a chance to win a זוגי, or two-person, package for a World Cup quarterfinal.
The roundup ends by noting that Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane were also set to join the scoring festivities later that evening, signaling there was more to come after the headline performances from Mbappe, Haaland and Messi.
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