What a great day of real football on Monday.
Lionel Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, scored two goals as Argentina beat Austria, 2-0. Messi now has 18 career World Cup goals, the most ever.
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals as France defeated Iraq, 3-0. Mbappe is just 27 and has 16 goals. He's closing in fast on Messi.
Erling Haaland scored two goals as Norway topped Senegal, 3-2. Haaland is 25 and a scoring machine.
Three of the world's best footballers playing one after the other on TV, all at the top of their game.
It's turning out to be a special version of the world's biggest sporting event.
Even bigger than the Steelers' quarterback situation.
Hey, who did Brendan Sorsby bet on?
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