This Tuesday the activity of the first day of the group stage of the World Cup 2026 and it was the turn of debut for two of the great figures of international football today: Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland. Two of the biggest stars in the world, called to star in the new sports rivalry instead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldothey had a dream debut.
On the one hand, Mbappé was the great figure in France’s victory (3-1) over Senegal, in the first match of the group I played at the New York-New Jersey stadium.
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The Real Madrid striker scored two of the three goals with which Les Blues beat Senegal in their first group match and reached the mark of 15 goals in World Cupsplacing him in the second echelon of top scorers, only behind Miroslav Klose, who has 16.
On the other hand, the Manchester City scorer not only scored his first goal in the World Cup, he also scored doublet (4-1) in the win over Iraq.
These two stars competed at the club level in Europe, but now they do so on the most important stage in the world, and if that were not enough, they will face each other on the last day of the group stage, when they clash on Friday, June 26 at 1:00 p.m. at Boston Stadium.
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However, the spotlight is still on the two legends of Argentina and Portugal, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, both competing in their sixth World Cup, both with the dream of becoming world champions, although La Pulga has already fulfilled that goal.
At 38 and 40 years old respectively, they are ready to compete in their last World Cup.
On the one hand, Messi will debut this Tuesday in Kansas City against Algeria, while Ronaldo will do the same on Wednesday at the Houston stadium against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
