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2026-06-17

The Full Time Report — Ep.45: Messi Takes the Night, Mbappe Makes History, and United Wait on Ederson

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The Full Time Report — Ep.45: Messi Takes the Night, Mbappe Makes History, and United Wait on Ederson

Welcome to The Full Time Report. Episode forty-five. Here we go. Wednesday June seventeenth, and last night the World Cup stopped politely introducing itself and started showing off. Messi scored three. Mbappe scored twice and went past Olivier Giroud for France. Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut. Even Austria against Jordan, which looked like the quiet fourth game on the card, turned into a late-night scrap with an own goal, a penalty and Jordan wondering how on earth they came away with nothing.

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Episode guide

Wednesday June seventeenth brings the World Cup's first proper superstar night. Lionel Messi scores a hat-trick as Argentina start their defence, Kylian Mbappe becomes France's all-time leading scorer, Erling Haaland gets Norway moving, and Austria survive a lively Jordan debut.
After the match round-up, the transfer desk looks at Manchester United waiting on Ederson, Manchester City pushing towards Elliot Anderson, Arsenal and Chelsea circling Morgan Rogers, Liverpool's wing rebuild, Tottenham's De Zerbi reshuffle and Real Madrid extending Antonio Rudiger.

Show notes

  • France beat Senegal three-one, but only after Mbappe and Olise shifted the game in the second half.
  • Norway beat Iraq four-one, with Haaland scoring twice and Martin Odegaard's set-piece delivery helping settle it.
  • Messi scored all three Argentina goals against Algeria, moving level with Miroslav Klose on sixteen World Cup goals.
  • Austria beat Jordan three-one, though Jordan's World Cup debut was far bolder than the scoreline suggests.
  • Premier League transfer talk is still waiting on World Cup timing, but the Ederson, Anderson and Morgan Rogers threads are already shaping the summer.

Sources

  • ESPN World Cup fixtures and results
  • FIFA France three-one Senegal match report
  • ESPN Iraq one-four Norway report
  • ESPN UK Argentina three-nil Algeria match page
  • Reuters Austria three-one Jordan report
  • Reuters Jordan coach reaction
  • Reuters Messi, Haaland and Mbappe round-up
  • Sky Sports Premier League summer window plans
  • Premier League summer transfer needs
  • Reuters Rudiger extension

Audio note

This episode uses the channel's usual short intro and outro music. The full transcript and chapters are available in the player metadata.
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