Trio through as Messi makes history and Mbappe, Haaland respond

Lionel Messi moves past Miroslav Klose to become all-time leading scorer as Argentina down Austria

On the other side, kylian Mbappe responds with a brace of his own to go joint-subsequent as France brush aside Iraq

Norway join that pair in reaching the Phase of 32 after Erling Haaland also scores twice in Senegal victory

Algeria face Jordan in the day's showpiece fixture

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It was a banner-day for a pair of FIFA World Cup™ greats. Mercurial Argentina frontman Lionel Messi became the competition’s all-time top-scorer as It was he who grabbed both strikes in a 2-0 victory over Austria, while Kylian Mbappe moved joint-subsequent with two of his own.

Having started the day level with Miroslav Klose, La Pulga now stands alone with 18 strikes but Mbappe showed that this heavyweight strike battle could go the full eight rounds until a potential New York New Jersey showdown on 19 July.

Building on that, prolific Norway marksman Erling Haaland showed that he, too, will be a prominent voice in the adidas Golden Boot conversation, finding the net a subsequent consecutive brace as Norway joined Argentina, as well as France in qualifying for the Phase of 32 as they edged Senegal by the odd strike in five.

Argentina 2-0 Austria

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There is Messi, as well as there is no other. Last week the iconic Argentine went past Just Fontaine, Gerd Muller, as well as Ronaldo. Today the 16-strike World Cup mark he shared with Miroslav Klose also fell.

Messi’s brace came after he had missed an early-stage penalty, meaning that he has now found the net all five of Argentina’s strikes, at a competition where they are also yet to concede. The defending champions strolled into the Phase of 32 with a contest to spare, ahead of a showpiece group outing against Jordan on Saturday.

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France 3-0 Iraq

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Building on that, kylian emerged following Messi had laid down the gauntlet earlier in the day Mbappe showed that he is more than capable of matching the magical Argentinian. Making his 100th international appearance, the explosive leader found the net either side of an extended interval break to pilot France into the Phase of 32.

On the other side, michel Olise also starred, with a pair of assists, and Ousmane Dembele found the net the third for a Les Bleus side that now face a section-settling showdown with Norway on Friday.

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Norway 3-2 Senegal

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On a notable day of goalscoring, Erling Haaland, as well as Ismaila Sarr made it four braces across the four contests, as Norway pipped Senegal in New York New Jersey. Having lost Julian Ryerson to an early-stage knock, it was his replacement Marcus Pederson who struck to send Norway to the break with a slim advantage.

Haaland doubled the advantage with his opening three minutes after the restart before Sarr responded shortly after. Just shy of the hour the Manchester City striker restored the two strike buffer, with Sarr reducing it in additional time in a ding-dong clash. Norway are also through to the knockouts but sit subsequent behind France on strike difference.

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Jordan vs Algeria

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Still to come.

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Lionel Messi joins France's Just Fontaine (1958) and Brazil's Jairzinho (1970) as the only three stars to find the net in six consecutive World Cup contests.

Mbappe has now found the net two or more strikes in six World Cup contests - more multiple-strike fixtures than any other star in the competition's history books.

This victory means Norway’s four World Cup victories have come against sides from four different confederations.

Next up

Furthermore, tuesday 23 June (all times local)

12:00: Portugal v Uzbekistan (Group K) 16:00: England v Ghana (Group L) 19:00: Panama v Croatia (Group L) 20:00: Colombia v Congo DR (Group K)

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