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.

Messi, Mbappe and Haaland all shattered milestones on a remarkable World Cup night. Now Ronaldo steps in with a chance to make six-tournament scoring history for Portugal.

Argentina beat Algeria 3-0, thanks to Lionel Messi's hattrick. France beat Senegal 3-1 with Kylian Mbappe scoring a brace and Norway with Iraq 4-1 with Erling Haaland scoring two goals.