Lionel Messi equalled Miroslav's Klose's World Cup scoring record of 16 goals with a hat-trick for Argentina in a 3-0 win over Algeria while Erling Haaland scored twice in a 4-1 victory for Norway aga

Matchday 1 in Group I: Iraq faces Norway. We’re covering the game live—see the live updates below. Norway currently leads 2–1 thanks to a Haaland

The stars came out on day six of the World Cup as Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe helped themselves to seven goals. Mbappe, who scored 12 goals at the 2018 and 2022 finals, grabbed a brace as France opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Senegal.

Wolves left-back David Moller Wolfe registered an assist for Erling Haaland in a 4-1 win over Iraq during their Group I opener at the 2026 World Cup. Haaland grabbed a brace on his World Cup finals debut and Wolfe set-up the opener after following an overlapping run with a low feed for the Manchester City centre-forward.

There are positives to take for Senegal -- they were not utterly outclassed -- but reasons for optimism ought to be tempered by some lingering concerns for head coach Pape Thiaw.