Need to knowDay 7 at the 2026 World Cup has concluded with Argentina icon Lionel Messi in the headlines and Thomas Tuchel explaining his national anthem stance06:04, 17 Jun 2026Updated 06:05, 17 Jun 2026Lionel Messi made World Cup history as Argentina beat Algeria at the World Cup(Image: (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images))Everything you need to know about what happened overnight at the World Cup on Wednesday morningLionel Messi managed two pieces of history during Argentina's World Cup clash against Algeria with his hat-trick the first time he has scored three goals in one game at the tournament.The 38-year-old has also joined Miroslav Klose on 16 goals at the World Cup with it more than likely he surpasses that tally over the coming weeks.Erling Haaland was one of many left stunned by Messi's display and he made his feelings clear on Snapchat by writing: "Messi is a madman [crown emoji]."There was also some sad news overnight with it announced that Scotland supporter Donny Strathie had tragically died on Sunday in Boston at the age of 76. He has a ticket for the Tartan Army's upcoming match against Morocco with his family asking for a tribute to paid in that clash.Thomas Tuchel's press conference also took place overnight with the England boss stating that he is "not there yet" when it comes to singing the English national anthem.Before that, Erling Haaland looked to have stolen the headlines from Kylian Mbappe courtesy of his brace against Iraq.Mbappe had struck twice in his side's 3-1 over Senegal just a few hours earlier to join Folarin Balogun and Kai Havertz, and Elijah Just as the joint-top scorer.The latter grabbed his goals for New Zealand against Iran and they looked set for more visa issues.Winger Mehdi Torab was seemingly set to be unavailable for their final two group games as he was only given permission to enter the United States for their game against New Zealand.However, those issues were quickly resolved with the 31-year-old, who was an unused substitute, set to be available.Follow all of the World Cup updates: World Cup LIVE: Erling Haaland sends Lionel Messi message after Argentina hat-trick