📝 2026 World Cup, overnight round-up | OneFootball

Every morning, OneFootball will bring you a full recap of the night at the World Cup. Get ready, it was a wild night!

The unmissable moment of the night

How could we talk about anything other than Leo Messi’s exceptional performance, as he grabbed a hat-trick against Algeria (3-0)?

In a single match, the Argentine shattered a whole bunch of records, while also becoming the joint-top scorer in World Cup history with 16 goals, level with Miroslav Klose.

An even crazier performance given that there were still questions about his fitness just a few days ago.

The Argentine even responds to Kylian Mbappé, who had overtaken him in the World Cup scoring charts just a few hours earlier.

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The night’s results

France 3 - 1 Senegal: Click here to read the match summary.

Iraq 1 - 4 Norway: Click here to read the match summary.

Argentina 3 - 0 Algeria: Click here to read the match summary.

Austria 3 - 1 Jordan: Click here to read the match summary.

The standings

Group I 

1) Norway - 3 pts (+3)

2) France - 3 pts (+2)

3) Senegal - 0 pts (-2)

4) Iraq - 0 pts (-3)

Group J

1) Argentina - 3 pts (+3)

2) Austria - 3 pts (+2)

3) Jordan - 0 pts (-2)

4) Algeria - 0 pts (-3)

The three players who shone

The stars showed up this Tuesday, June 16! Before Leo Messi’s masterclass against Algeria, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland had already set the tone.

Against Senegal, France’s striker bagged a stunning brace to move within two goals of Miroslav Klose and his 16 World Cup goals, but above all to become the outright top scorer in France national team history (58 goals).

Right after that, Erling Haaland followed suit by opening the scoring against Iraq to net his first-ever World Cup goal, before grabbing a brace of his own with a scrappy goal.

The serial scorers wasted no time in making their mark on this World Cup, and the battle for the Golden Boot is shaping up to be incredible!

Today’s schedule and the upcoming night

19:00: Portugal vs DR Congo (Group K)

22:00: England vs Croatia (Group L)

01:00: Ghana vs Panama (Group L)

04:00: Uzbekistan vs Colombia (Group K)

The player to watch

While the stars lit up Tuesday night, there are still two waiting for their moment and hoping to answer Mbappé, Haaland and Messi.

This Wednesday evening marks the World Cup debut of Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane. At 40, and after two frustrating major tournaments, the Portuguese legend wants to give himself one last unforgettable dance.

On the other side, Harry Kane dreams of taking England all the way after losing back-to-back Euro finals. In the form of his life, the top scorer at the 2018 World Cup will need to be watched very closely.

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

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