Erling Haaland has made a habit of scoring debut goals in the big competitions. He did it in the Champions League, the Bundesliga and the Premier League. Now he has done it at the World Cup too.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scored two goals on his World Cup debut as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 to top Group I

Lionel Messi equalled Miroslav's Klose's World Cup scoring record of 16 goals with a hat-trick for Argentina in a 3-0 win over Algeria while Erling Haaland scored twice in a 4-1 victory for Norway aga

There are positives to take for Senegal -- they were not utterly outclassed -- but reasons for optimism ought to be tempered by some lingering concerns for head coach Pape Thiaw.

The stars came out on day six of the World Cup as Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe helped themselves to seven goals. Mbappe, who scored 12 goals at the 2018 and 2022 finals, grabbed a brace as France opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Senegal.