Kylian Mbappe hailed Lionel Messi’s longevity after the Argentina legend scored a hat-trick in his first game of the 2026 World Cup at the age of 38.Messi helped his side to a 3-0 win over Algeria

Kylian Mbappé passed Pelé on the World Cup goal-scoring list and inched closer to setting the overall goal record for the tournament. And, Mbappé also set France's national team goal-scoring record. All that in just his first World Cup game of this tournament.

The stars align again on Monday at the 2026 World Cup, and Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland will be looking to keep up with Lionel Messi in their second-round group-stage matches. Messi, Mbappe and Haaland combined for seven goals in their World Cup 2026 openers last week,