At age 38 and playing in his sixth World Cup, Lionel Messi has his first hat trick in soccer's biggest tournament and Argentina's defense of the trophy is off to a flying start.

Cristiano Ronaldo added another record to his legendary career today, after scoring in Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan at the 2026 World Cup. The Portuguese captain not only became the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cups,

He has now been directly involved in 1,332 career goals, combining goals scored and assists across club and international football.

France became the second nation to make it to the World Cup quarterfinals as they beat Paraguay 1-0. Follow it live here, with ESPN.

Kylian Mbappe is making a ton of noise with his goals, but Michael Olise is playing as well as anybody at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and is close to breaking a record set by the legendary Pele