Catch up on everything that happened on day six of the 2026 World Cup
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FIFA World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament will feature 48 national teams and will be played in 16 modern stadiums.
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08:20 BST - Messi has reflected on yet another monumental evening in his storied career.
"To enjoy this with my family, with my teammates, the ones who are always there, is a really beautiful moment," he said.
"I feel good; we were lucky enough to win a tough match. It's important to start with a win in the first game.
"I'm grateful to the fans, because once again they've shown that Argentina is crazy about this - we packed the stadium again."
Read more: Messi reflects on 'beautiful' World Cup hat-trick
07:55 BST - Also in Group J, Austria survived a scare to defeat Jordan 3-1 with midfielder Xaver Schlager playing a starring role.
Read our full match report here.
07:40 BST - If you're just waking up and checking in on the overnight action, Lionel Messi is still one of the best players on the planet.
In his 200th international appearance, the 38-year-old netted a hat-trick to see defending World Cup champions Argentina defeat Algeria 3-0. The strikes also saw Messi go level with Miroslav Klose as the all-time top scorer at the World Cup.
Read our full match report here.
07:30 BST - Good morning and welcome to Flashscore's Football Tracker! We'll follow all the action from the 2026 World Cup right here, starting with some reaction from a historic day yesterday, before moving on to tonight's big fixtures.
Here's a reminder of day seven's schedule (all times BST):
Meanwhile, catch up on all the action from day six right here as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe made history in wins for Argentina and France.