World Cup 2026: Messi makes history; Mbappé and Haaland double up; England face Ghana – live

Key events There is only one place to start. Lionel Messi. Still completely unstoppable at 38 years old and one imagines still completely unstoppable at 39 years old when he celebrates his birthday tomorrow. What a treat to strike out alone at the top of the all-time World Cup scoring table before your big day. “He’s the best,” said teammate Julián Alvarez after Argentina’s talisman ran rings around Austria with both goals in their 2-0 win in Group J. Hard to argue really. Hi and hello football fans! Hm, turns out these guys Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland aren’t a flash in the pan after all. Each of them put in another iconic shift yesterday to lift Argentina, France and Norway into the last 32 after two games. Messi is now the leading all-time World Cup goalscorer with 18 while he also leads the tournament’s Golden Boot chart with five and Mbappé and Haaland sit right behind on four. Entirely believable, Jeff! Now what’s going on today then. Hmmm. Ooh a classic will he, won’t he when Portugal take on Uzbekistan later. Then a midnight special between Panama and Croatia. And the return of DR Congo in the late game when they take on Colombia. Wait, what’s this? Eng-ger-land v Ghana at 9pm BST. Thomas Tuchel’s charges are back in action in Group L. Oh my gaawwwd! Welcome to World Cup 2026 – day 13!