According to NPR, the 2026 World Cup is barely underway, but early matches are already delivering spectacular goal-scoring. In a single day, Argentina's Lionel Messi netted three goals while France's Kylian Mbappé added two, signaling the sport's elite strikers have arrived ready to dominate the tournament's biggest stage.

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