Steve Luckings

Messi's brace in win over Austria took him to five goals at the 2026 World Cup and booked Argentina's place in the Round of 32

Goals from Benbouali and Gouiri secure Algeria a 2-1 win in Group J

He was joined by compatriots Mohamed Al Hammadi and VAR ref Mohamed Obaid Khadim for game between New Zealand and Egypt

Both players were on the scoresheet in a famous 3-1 win over New Zealand - the Pharaohs first at the global finals

Moroccan captain told he will stand trial for rape hours before 1-0 win over Scotland at World Cup

New coach will take charge of his first match after replacing Sarbi Lamouchi after Sweden defeat

Paraguay midfielder shown a red card after incident with Turkey's Mert Mulder

Argentina captain missed out on second successive World Cup hat-trick but still managed two goals against Austria

Qataris beaten 6-0 and finish match with nine men following red cards for Homam al Amin and Assim Madibo

One had a stormer and scored a hat-trick; the other had a stinker and scored none

Early Joao Neves breakthrough cancelled out by Yoane Wissa's header

A mixed bag with encouraging results for likes of Qatar and Morocco while Tunisia, Iraq, Algeria and Jordan suffer heavy defeats

Argentina captain scored his first World Cup hat-trick in 3-0 win over Algeria in Group J opener

Argentina captain marks 200th international appearance with all three goals in 3-0 win

Algeria make World Cup return after 12 years with world champions Argentina first up