On the World Cup's day of stars, Messi towers over Haaland and Mbappe (opens original article in a new tab)

Lionel Messi delivered a hat trick against Algeria, tying Miroslav Klose for the most World Cup goals, while Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland also scored crucial goals in their respective matches.

• Lionel Messi scored a hat trick against Algeria, tying Miroslav Klose for the most World Cup goals with 16.
• Kylian Mbappé scored two goals for France, becoming their all-time leading goal scorer with 58 goals in 99 matches.
• Erling Haaland scored two goals in Norway's debut match against Iraq, marking his first World Cup appearance since Norway's 1998 participation.
• Messi extended his record for most World Cup games played to 27 and became the first player to appear in six World Cups.