Messi, Mbappe, and Haaland Shine in Big World Cup Games

It was a very big day at the World Cup. The most famous football players played in different cities in the United States. Fans watched Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Erling Haaland. All three men played very well. They scored many goals for their teams. Lionel Messi played for Argentina against Algeria. The match was in Kansas City. He will be thirty-nine years old next week. But he is still the best player. He scored three goals in the game. This is a hat trick. Before this match, a German player, Miroslav Klose, was the top scorer in World Cup history. He had sixteen goals. Now, Messi has sixteen goals too. He shares the top spot with Klose. He scored more goals than many other famous players. After eighty minutes, the coach took Messi out of the game. The fans clapped loudly. Kylian Mbappe played for France against Senegal. The game was in New Jersey. France won the match three to one. Mbappe scored two beautiful goals. A player, Michael Olise, passed the ball to Mbappe for the first goal. Mbappe kicked the ball very hard from far away for the second goal. Now, Mbappe has fifty-eight goals for France. He is the top goal scorer in the history of his country. He also has fourteen World Cup goals. He is a very fast and strong player. Erling Haaland played for Norway against Iraq. The game was in Boston. He will be twenty-six years old next month. This was his first World Cup match. Norway did not play in the World Cup for a very long time. Their last tournament was in 1998. Haaland's father played for Norway in the 1994 World Cup. Haaland scored two goals against Iraq. The first goal was very close to the net. For the second goal, he ran fast and blocked the goalkeeper. The ball went into the net.