EASTS RUTHERFORD, N.J.: After Lionel Messi scored two goals to set the World Cup record and Kylian Mbappe kept pace in the career chase, Erling Haaland delivered another dazzling performance on a showcase day for the tournament’s top stars. Haaland scored twice for Norway in the first 15 minutes of the second half of a 3-2 win over Senegal on Tuesday, making up for clanking a shot off the post and getting denied on a header just before halftime. His performance came hours after Messi scored two for Argentina and Mbappe did the same for France.

It’s a very starry Monday for the World Cup. Lionel Messi and Argentina face David Alaba and Austria in their second Group J game.

Defending champ Argentina, resurgent France and Norway’s Haaland take center stage

The big stars are back in action on the same day again with Argentina and France taking the field along with Norway vs. Senegal.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappé and Norway’s Erling Haaland all combined to score seven goals on the same day last week. Can they top that today?

Superstars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all in action again as they look to put their teams through to the knockout stages of the tournament.

Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylan Mbappé delivered dazzling performances on a showcase day for the World Cup’s top scorers.

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Lionel Messi und Kylian Mbappé hatten vorgelegt, aber Erling Haaland schloss wieder auf: Norwegens Superstar lieferte auch gegen den Senegal einen Doppelpack und knallte sein Team…

Haaland scored two goals to keep the pressure on Lionel Messi in the race for the golden boot as Norway secured a second consecutive win

Erling Haaland scores twice in 3-2 win over Senegal; France boss Didier Deschamps backs Kylian Mbappe to overhaul Lionel Messi’s goal tally.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Erling Haaland scored twice to raise his World Cup goal tally to four, and Norway advanced to the Round of 32 with a 3-2 victory over Senegal on…

The Man City striker’s double helped Norway ease past Senegal 3-2 in New York, while setting up a showdown with France to decide the Group I winners

Erling Haaland scored two goals in Norway's 3-2 win over Senegal as the Vikings advanced to the World Cup knockout stage.

Messi followed up his hat-trick against Algeria with a record-breaking brace against Austria, while Mbappe and Erling Haaland added a second double apiece as the stars continue to…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., June 22 : Erling Haaland is not interested in dressing Norway up as World Cup conquerors just yet. After scoring twice for the second successive match as…

Striker now has four from his first two games as Norway book place in last 32

Norway striker scored twice in a 3-2 victory over Senegal to send his country into the knockout stages and continue one of the most prolific international goalscoring runs…

Haaland now has four goals in the tournament. He is second in the Golden Boot race, one behind Argentina’s Lionel Messi and tied with France’s Kylian Mbappé.

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