📹 Messi, Mbappé and Haaland break 72-year World Cup mark; see table

Monday (22) ended with Norway’s 3-2 win over Senegal in the second round of the group stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Haaland (twice) and Pedersen scored for the Nordic side, while Ismaila Sarr found the net (twice) for the African team.

Earlier, France beat Iraq 3-0, with two goals from Mbappé and another from Dembélé.

As a result, the French and the Norwegians mathematically secured their places in the next round of the World Cup (round of 32) ahead of time.

In the first match of the day, Argentina defeated Austria 2-0, with both goals scored by Messi.

The result meant that the Albiceleste’s iconic No. 10 pulled clear as the all-time top scorer in World Cup history with 18 goals.

Mbappé is right behind him, with 16 goals (joint second-highest scorer alongside Miroslav Klose).

That means Messi (5 goals), Mbappé (4 goals), and Haaland (4 goals) broke a World Cup record that had stood for 72 years.

In the tournament’s entire history, only at the 1954 World Cup had three players scored four or more goals in the first two matches.

The men responsible for that feat seven decades ago were Sándor Kocsis (Hungary), Erich Probst (Austria), and Max Morlock (West Germany).

📅 Tuesday’s matches (23)

• 12am (Brasília time) - Jordan vs Algeria - Group J
• 2pm (Brasília time) - Portugal vs Uzbekistan - Group K
• 5pm (Brasília time) - England vs Ghana - Group L
• 8pm (Brasília time) - Panama vs Croatia - Group L
• 11pm (Brasília time) - Colombia vs DR Congo - Group K

📊 See the updated standings

To see the full table, click here!

⚽ Final round of Groups I and J

• Friday (26) - 4pm (Brasília time) - Senegal vs Iraq
• Friday (26) - 4pm (Brasília time) - Norway vs France
• Saturday (27) - 11pm (Brasília time) - Jordan vs Argentina
• Saturday (27) - 11pm (Brasília time) - Algeria vs Austria

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.