Four games, three knockout places, and one late comeback kept the June 22 World Cup slate moving fast.
What changed
- Argentina beat Austria 2–0 in Dallas. Lionel Messi missed an early penalty, then scored twice to reach 18 career World Cup goals and send Argentina into the knockouts. 1
- France beat Iraq 3–0 after a long weather delay in Philadelphia: Kylian Mbappé scored in the 14th and 54th minutes, and Ousmane Dembélé added the third in the 66th. 2
- Norway beat Senegal 3–2. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen scored first, Erling Haaland added two, and Norway reached the Round of 32 with one group match still to play. 3
- Algeria came from behind to beat Jordan 2–1. Nadhir Benbouali equalised from a Riyad Mahrez corner, then Amine Gouiri won it in the 82nd minute; Jordan are out. 4
Stars and stats
Messi now leads the all-time World Cup scoring list with 18 goals, while Mbappé sits on 16 after another France brace. 56
Haaland has four goals in two World Cup games for Norway, and FIFA’s own timeline leaned into the joke: he “just loves 2 score.” 7 Algeria’s late win also became an official-post moment, with FIFA World Cup marking all three points for Les Fennecs. 8
Card sequence
- Scoreboard: all four June 22 results in one glance.
- Storylines: Argentina, France and Norway are through; Algeria are still alive.
- Stars & stats: Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Gouiri.
- Verified X pulse: the posts that best captured the night’s conversation.
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