World Cup's best matches, moments, goals & players so far - ranked

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World Cup's best matches, moments, goals & players so far - ranked

1: Lionel Messi scores Argentina hat-trick What a moment. The brilliant Argentine's treble against Algeria not only equalled the all-time World Cup goals record, but showed he remains world class …

1: Lionel Messi scores Argentina hat-trick What a moment. The brilliant Argentine's treble against Algeria not only equalled the all-time World Cup goals record, but showed he remains world class aged 38. 2: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first player to score at six World Cups We shouldn't have been surprised. After a week of criticism, Cristiano Ronaldo turned up to the party, scoring twice for Portugal against Uzbekistan to make history. 3: Cape Verde open scoring against Uruguay Many thought it couldn't get better for Cape Verde than their 0-0 draw with Spain. And then Kevin Pina gave them the lead against Uruguay. An incredible moment as they went on to draw 2-2. 4: Kylian Mbappe breaks France scoring record What a way to do it. The France striker scored a stunning double to help his country beat Senegal as he surpassed Oliver Giroud's goals record. 5: Vozinha's heroic World Cup debut The 40-year-old Cape Verde keeper was not well known before his country's World Cup debut against Spain. A string of saves, a 0-0 draw and 15 million Instagram followers later mean he is now. 6: Curacao equalise against Germany Curacao's 7-1 drubbing on their World Cup debut may have been what many expected, but no-one would have predicted Livano Comencia's first-half leveller. Some moment. 7: DR Congo's equaliser against Portugal Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa gave DR Congo their first-ever World Cup point when he headed home an equaliser against Ronaldo's Portugal in first-half stoppage time. …

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Cape Verde · Uzbekistan · Kylian Mbappe · Cristiano Ronaldo