00:00It was the day where three World Cup superstars laid down an early marker.
00:08It started with France captain and talisman, Kylian Mbappe,
00:11who kicked off his World Cup campaign in explosive fashion.
00:17Mbappe's second-half brace inspired Le Bleu to a 3-1 win over Senegal.
00:22It also sent him to the top of the country's all-time leading scorers list.
00:31By reaching 58 international strikes in 99 appearances,
00:35Mbappe moved ahead of former teammate Olivier Giroud as France's most prolific goalscorer.
00:42Mbappe is a World Cup specialist.
00:44His 14 goals is more than any other French player at the finals,
00:48equaling Gerd Müller on the tournament's all-time list.
00:52One player who hopes to ascend up the scoring charts is Erling Haaland,
00:56who opened his account in Norway's first-up win against Iraq.
01:02On his World Cup debut, Haaland took 30 minutes to get off the mark,
01:06before adding a second just before half-time,
01:09powering the Vikings to their first win at the finals since 1998.
01:14We are really lucky, the Norwegian team,
01:18when we have maybe the best striker in the world.
01:22While Haaland is just getting started,
01:25Lionel Messi's career is starting to wind down.
01:28The Argentina icon is competing at his sixth World Cup,
01:31nearing the age of 39.
01:35And not to be outdone,
01:36Messi made the biggest statement of the tournament so far,
01:39scoring an historic hat-trick against Algeria.
01:45In doing so, he became the oldest player to net a World Cup treble,
01:49proving he is still one of the world's best,
01:52even in his twilight years.
01:56He's an excellent standard-bearer, technically.
01:59We all know what he's capable of doing on the pitch.
02:03I expect him to give what he has always given us,
02:06which is the surprise effect.
02:08He has always surprised us,
02:10and I don't think this will be an exception.
02:19Not only did Messi score the tournament's first hat-trick,
02:22he also raced up the World Cup's all-time leading scorers list,
02:25moving level with former Germany striker Mirosav Klose
02:28at the top of the tree with 16 goals.
02:32It was a day that will live long in the memory
02:35for football fans around the globe,
02:36as three World Cup superstars laid down an early marker.
02:42Indeed, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi
02:46all netted multiple goals,
02:48kicking off their World Cup campaigns in explosive fashion.
02:52Thank you for listening!
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