00:00Explosive fashion.
00:03Mbappé's second-half brace inspired Le Bleu to a 3-1 win over Senegal.
00:07It also sent him to the top of the country's all-time leading scorers list.
00:17By reaching 58 international strikes in 99 appearances,
00:21Mbappé moved ahead of former teammate Olivier Giroud
00:24as France's most prolific goalscorer.
00:28Mbappé is a World Cup specialist.
00:30His 14 goals is more than any other French player at the finals,
00:34equaling Gerd Müller on the tournament's all-time list.
00:38One player who hopes to ascend up the scoring charts is Erling Haaland,
00:43who opened his account in Norway's first-up win against Iraq.
00:48On his World Cup debut, Haaland took 30 minutes to get off the mark,
00:52before adding a second just before half-time,
00:55powering the Vikings to their first win at the finals since 1998.
01:00We are really lucky, the Norwegian team,
01:03when we have maybe the best striker in the world.
01:08While Haaland is just getting started,
01:11Lionel Messi's career is starting to wind down.
01:13The Argentina icon is competing at his sixth World Cup,
01:17nearing the age of 39.
01:21And not to be outdone,
01:22Messi made the biggest statement of the tournament so far,
01:25scoring an historic hat-trick against Algeria.
01:31In doing so, he became the oldest player to net a World Cup treble,
01:35proving he is still one of the world's best,
01:37even in his twilight years.
01:42He's an excellent standard-bearer, technically.
01:45We all know what he's capable of doing on the pitch.
01:49I expect him to give what he has always given us,
01:51which is the surprise effect.
01:54He has always surprised us,
01:55and I don't think this will be an exception.
01:58We've always surprised, and I don't think this will be an exception.
02:05Not only did Messi score the tournament's first hat-trick,
02:08he also raced up the World Cup's all-time leading scorers list,
02:11moving level with former Germany striker Mirosav Kloser
02:14at the top of the tree with 16 goals.
02:18It was a day that will live long in the memory
02:20for football fans around the globe,
02:22as three World Cup superstars laid down an early marker.
02:28Indeed, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi
02:31all netted multiple goals,
02:33kicking off their World Cup campaigns in explosive fashion.
02:38Goodbye.
02:38I hope you've been watching this Saturday with a marathon.
02:39In
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