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Hi and hello football fans! Hm, turns out these guys Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland aren’t a flash in the pan after all. Each of them put in another iconic shift yesterday to lift Argentina, France and Norway into the last 32 after two games. Messi is now the leading all-time World Cup goalscorer with 18 while he also leads the tournament’s Golden Boot chart with five and Mbappé and Haaland sit right behind on four. Entirely believable, Jeff!
Now what’s going on today then. Hmmm. Ooh a classic will he, won’t he when Portugal take on Uzbekistan later. Then a midnight special between Panama and Croatia. And the return of DR Congo in the late game when they take on Colombia.
Wait, what’s this? Eng-ger-land v Ghana at 9pm BST. Thomas Tuchel’s charges are back in action in Group L. Oh my gaawwwd!
Welcome to World Cup 2026 – day 13!
