It was a sweet coincidence in World Cup football, with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Erling Haaland shining on the same day.
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It was a sweet coincidence in the World Cup, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have shone on the same day. Their performances have made the World Cup exciting. These three players are also in the race for the highest scorer.
Haaland scored two goals for Norway against Senegal in the second half of 15 minutes. One of his shots hit the post and the other was barely blocked. A few hours before Haaland's performance, Messi and Mbappe had scored two similar beautiful goals for Argentina and France, respectively. These three big stars of world football have scored 13 goals together.
The day started with Messi's performance. In the process, he became the player who scored the most goals in the World Cup with 18. Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in Erlington. Messi's goal tally in two matches has now reached 5. Mbappe's World Cup goals tally has reached 16 after France beat Iraq 3-0. He has now equalled the record held by Germany's Miroslav Klose.
Haaland's World Cup goals tally has just reached 4. In fact, he is playing in his first World Cup. Norway itself is playing in the World Cup for the first time since 1998. This happened two years before Haaland was born. Haaland will have the opportunity to follow Messi and Mbappe. Because he will be 26 next month. Haaland is 6 feet 5 inches tall. He has scored in 12 consecutive matches for Norway.
Messi is currently playing in his sixth World Cup. He scored one goal in his debut World Cup in 2006. He failed to score in 2010. He scored 4 goals in 2014 and one in 2018. He contributed 7 goals when Argentina won the World Cup in 2022.
This is the third World Cup for French star Mbappe. He had the privilege of playing in the finals in both previous World Cups. Of these, he had the opportunity to win the title in 2018. He scored 4 goals in that World Cup. In the last World Cup, he scored 8 goals and was satisfied with being the runner-up. It is certain that Mbappe will have a better chance of holding the record for the player who scored the most goals in the World Cup.
Germany's Klose has set a record of 16 goals in four World Cups. This has remained for a long time. He scored 5 goals in the 2002 World Cup. He then scored 5 goals in the 2006 World Cup. This sequence continued with 4 goals in the 2010 World Cup. He last played in the World Cup in 2014 and scored 2 goals in that.
