WORLD CUP DAILY: Siempre Messi | Ronaldo takes on the Uzbeks | Rice to win 75th England cap
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Welcome to Tuesday's World Cup Daily. I'm Phil Egan. Coming up today, Lionel Messi creates even more World Cup history with Argentina, who confirmed their place in the last 32. Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland both scored two more goals as France and Norway advanced to the knockout stages. Cristiano Ronaldo will look to open his account at this year's tournament when Portugal take on Uzbekistan. And Rovers go six points clear at the top of the Premier Division, with Bows come out on top against Shells in their Dublin derby. But only one place to start. Lionel Messi scored his 17th and 18th World Cup goals yesterday in Dallas.
Argentina, Messi, Messi, Messi, Messi lo hizo, a los 38 minutos del primer tiempo, robar y salir, robar y salir, lo logra la Argentina con esa rapidez con esta, apareció el centro atrás y ahí apareció Messi, se toma revancha, la Argentina 1, Austria 0, Messi lo hizo.
Move too clear of Miroslav Klose in the all-time leading goalscorer record, although Kylian Mbappe joined Klose on 16 goals a few hours after Messi's record-breaking performance. Argentina won 2-0 against Austria to make it two wins from two in Group J. That result means the defending champions are into the knockout stages as group winners after Jordan lost 2-1 to Algeria in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Argentina will play in Miami in the last 32. France won 3-0 against Iraq in a storm-delayed clash in Philadelphia. Kylian Mbappe, making his 100th appearance for the French, scored either side of a two-hour-long storm-affected half-time break. He scored four goals in this tournament and 16 in the World Cup in total, and he's done that in 16 games.
Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembele got the other goal for France, who were also into the last 32. On last night's football show, South American football expert Tim Vickery joined Owen Shahan and said Messi is still performing to an extraordinary level considering he'll be 39 tomorrow.
You couldn't script things like this, could you? You really couldn't. So let's just sit back and enjoy it. How long are we going to enjoy it for? I don't know.
What historic achievement did Lionel Messi accomplish in this episode?
And it really hit me. I was watching Argentina's final warm-up game against Iceland. And he came on for the last 20 minutes. And with his first touch, he set up a goal-scoring opportunity for Lautaro Martinez, who's brought down by the goalkeeper. Penalty. So his second touch, he just sweeps it into the back of the net. And it really hit me. We're coming close to the end. I don't want this to end. I want to keep on living in a Lionel Messi world. But in the race between the athlete and time, there's only ever one winner. And surely he can't go on at the highest level much beyond this, can he? Surely, surely he can't go on. But he's astounding us all with what he's doing already.
What challenges does Cristiano Ronaldo face in Portugal's match against Uzbekistan?
But I do think we are surely at the end. So let's bring every little last drop out of it. And I still worry about their attempts to defend their title. And history says that it's very, very difficult to do. And so far, defensively, they haven't been bad. I mean, there was one goal Algeria scored that was disallowed for an arrow offside. Apart from that, I think real shots in anger after these first two games. Martinez only really had one shot to save, the free kick from Sabitzer from Austria. But I do worry about the defensive unit. And so far... Argentina haven't come up against any of the outstanding individual talent, which is flowering so welcomingly in this World Cup. Because I'll be interested to see, on someone like, for example, Diomandi of Ivory Coast, who looks a fantastic player, what would he do against this Argentina defence that they haven't managed to renew since the last World Cup?
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:55
2
What historic achievement did Lionel Messi accomplish in this episode?
2:55–3:35
3
What challenges does Cristiano Ronaldo face in Portugal's match against Uzbekistan?
3:35–10:31
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How did Kylian Mbappé perform in France's match against Iraq?
10:31–12:04
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