Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.
We had storms, we had weather delays, and we had Lionel Messi making history; yesterday might have been the most dramatic day of action at this year’s World Cup. And where Messi led the way, the likes of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland followed with all three superstars scoring two goals in their respective games.
Today, we have two more goal machines taking to the stage. Cristiano Ronaldo is back for Portugal and Harry Kane is spearheading England as the race for the Golden Boot (the tournament’s top goalscorer) heats up. Plenty to talk about in today’s edition, including more on a viral World Cup trend and a famous superfan set to be supporting DR Congo from the stands.
The Main Thing: Assessing the runners and riders for the Golden Boot race
Before we get started, some basics. The Golden Boot is an award given to the player who scores the most goals at any given edition of the World Cup.
