Messi’s record, Mbappé’s magic and Haaland’s big splash: World Cup Daily
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How did Messi, Mbappé, and Haaland perform in their latest matches?
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Kylian Mbappe scores two. Erling Haaland matches him and Lionel Messi says, I might be 38, but I'll show you guys. A hat-trick, the joint top scorer in World Cup history. He even made a rebound from five yards look beautiful. But who's better, Messi or Ronaldo? Not today, Cristiano. Mbappe had led the day. France were brilliant in the second half. His supporting cast, pretty impressive. Alisse, Barcola and Rabiot. His Rabiot is actually quite good. Then Erling Haaland got able support from his teammates and the Iraqis too. England finally get their World Cup underway tomorrow, so we'll look ahead to that.
What records did Messi break during the World Cup?
There's some Hobbit, some Apple and some sourdough to discuss. We'll answer your questions. And that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today in the studio with me in Los Angeles, Barry Glendening. Hello. Hello, Max. Hello, Ben Fisher. Hey, Max. And over in Dallas, ahead of England versus Croatia, Lars Siverton. Hey, Lars.
Howdy.
Howdy, indeed. Rooting tooting and all that. We're recording before Jordan Austria, so we'll discuss that tomorrow. Let's start with Group J. Argentina 3, Algeria 0.
How did Kylian Mbappé lead France to victory?
And Baz after Mbappe and then Haaland. For Messi to come out and score a hat-trick. He's 38, he's 39 next week. It is ridiculous.
Well, for me and indeed you, Max, 39 is still quite sprightly, but I take your point. I believe, unless I'm very much mistaken, as he took the field today, Leo Messi became the first man to take to the field and play in six World Cups. And I can only imagine that, you know, due to the vagaries of the fixture generator, Cristiano Ronaldo will join him tomorrow. And I'd say he's very happy about being the second male footballer to play in six World Cups. But what a way to mark the occasion. It was also his 200th international appearance for Argentina and he scored a hat-trick, had a goal disallowed as well for good measure and went off with 10 minutes to go. I quite fancied him to get another one or two and they were all really good goals.
I think the first was my favourite. That pass fizzed through him by Rodrigo de Paul at incredible speed and he just controlled it instantly. Trapped the ball, dead, turned, advanced a little and shot. I think Luka Zidane should...
What role did Erling Haaland play in Norway's match?
He got both sets of fingertips to it. Probably should have kept it out, but he didn't. And I'm kind of glad he didn't because it was such a great goal.
Yeah. I guess, Lars, you probably watched more MLS than anyone else here. And I don't know what I was expecting from Messi. You know, I know Messi is good, right? I'm aware of that. But I wonder if I was expecting... I wasn't necessarily expecting him to be this good.
Yeah, he is preposterous. I mean, he turns 39 in about a week, is it? But he's playing. He's staying healthy. I mean, he started something like 14 out of 15 games for Miami this season. He's still around.
What are the standout moments from Argentina vs Algeria?
And he's so extremely clinical. And I think that's the most devastating thing. It's like you have this guy who has been doing this year in, year out. He never stops. He doesn't seem to ever get injured. He doesn't seem to ever have a dip in form. There doesn't seem to ever be any problems outside the pitch. He just does the thing. And you get into the situation now where he has the ball at the edge of the box. unbelievable pass from Rodrigo de Paul, like you said, like unbelievable. But like when he gets to the edge of the box, you just kind of know he's going to put it in the top corner. Like you're not surprised at all because that's just what he does. And we say we run out of superlatives. We ran out of superlatives 15 years ago.
Like it's been a really big problem for the podcasting fraternity.
How did France adjust their strategy against Senegal?
There's absolutely nothing new to say about him. You're just going to have to update the numbers and just marvel at the fact that this man just never goes away. It's ridiculous. But I also just think, The only vaguely intelligent thing, perhaps, maybe I'm stretching it here that I feel like I can add, is that I do think this tournament sets up particularly well for him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Messi, Mbappé, and Haaland perform in their latest matches?
0:00–0:44
2
What records did Messi break during the World Cup?
0:44–1:12
3
How did Kylian Mbappé lead France to victory?
1:12–2:38
4
What role did Erling Haaland play in Norway's match?
2:38–3:12
5
What are the standout moments from Argentina vs Algeria?
3:12–4:00
6
How did France adjust their strategy against Senegal?
4:00–5:06
7
What are the implications for England ahead of their match against Croatia?
5:06–6:10
8
What are the key matchups to watch in the upcoming World Cup games?
6:10–40:07
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