LOS ANGELES, June 16 : Superstars shone in Tuesday's World Cup matches, with soccer greats Lionel Messi of Argentina, Norway's Erling Haaland and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe scoring for fun. From Messi's hat-trick against Algeria, Haaland's double versus Iraq and Mbappe's brace against Senegal, Tuesday's matches

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Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland produced one of the most memorable days in FIFA World Cup history on Tuesday.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France overcame early wobbles to open their World Cup account with a 3-1 win against Senegal on Tuesday while reigning champions Argentina prepared…

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Champions Argentina and runners-up France finally join the fray, along with dark horse Norway and Austria, but potential for upsets is high.

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Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France overcame early wobbles to open their World Cup account with a 3-1 win against Senegal

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a…

Kylian Mbappe double gets France off to the perfect start, while Erling Haaland scores twice on his World Cup debut.

Kylian Mbappe double gets France off to the perfect start, and takes the striker to within two of World Cup record.

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The soccer legend stunned on Tuesday night in Argentina’s opener against Algeria.

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Argentina’s global superstar scores stunning first as defending champions get tournament off to strong start in Group J.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick, while Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland both scored braces on a night where the World Cup's biggest stars shone brightest.