00:00After a quiet first half, Kylian Mbappé took over, the France captain scoring twice as Le Bleu beat Senegal 3
00:08-1 in their World Cup opener, moving past Pelé with 14 career World Cup goals.
00:14Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 66th minute before Bradley Bacoulas doubled France's lead late on.
00:21Senegal pulled one back in stoppage time, but Mbappé responded just 68 seconds later with a stunning long-range strike
00:30to seal the victory.
00:32Meanwhile, Lionel Messi rolled back the years with a sensational hat-trick as defending champions Argentina cruised to a 3
00:40-0 victory over Algeria in their World Cup opener.
00:44The 39-year-old scored in both halves before completing the first World Cup hat-trick of his career to
00:51a standing ovation from Argentinian fans.
00:54The three goals took Messi to 16 World Cup goals, drawing Le Bleu with Miroslav Kloza as the tournament's all
01:01-time leading scorer.
01:02He also became just the second player, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, to score in five different World Cups.
01:10Twenty years after scoring on his World Cup debut, Messi once again stole the show, leading Argentina to the perfect
01:17start in their quest to retain the title.
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