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In New Jersey, France opened its title bid with a 3-1 victory over Senegal behind another historic performance from Kylian Mbappe. After a tightly contested first half, Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute to give Les Bleus the lead. Bradley Barcola doubled France's advantage late in the match, but Senegal responded when 18-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye became the youngest African player to score in a World Cup. Any hopes of a comeback were erased in stoppage time when Mbappé scored his second goal of the night, securing the victory and becoming France's all-time leading scorer.
Norway enjoyed a successful return to the World Cup stage with a convincing 4-1 win over Iraq in Boston. Erling Haaland wasted little time making his tournament debut memorable, scoring twice in the first half. Iraq briefly leveled the match through Aymen Hussein, but Haaland restored Norway's lead before halftime. Defender Leo Østigård added a third goal in the second half, and a late own goal completed the scoring.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi delivered a vintage performance for Argentina in a 3-0 victory over Algeria. The Argentine captain scored all three goals, recording the first World Cup hat trick of his career. The feat also tied Miroslav Klose's all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals.
Austria completed the day's action with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Jordan, putting the rest of Group J on notice with one of the tournament's most dominant performances so far.
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