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Cover image: France’s Kylian Mbappé celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, June 16, 2026. © Frank Franklin II, AP

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France beat Senegal in their opening World Cup match (3-1). With a brace, captain Kylian Mbappé is now the all-time leading goalscorer for France, with 58 goals.

In their first World Cup match since 1998, Norway comfortably beat Iraq (4-1). Lionel Messi secured victory for Argentina against Algeria (3-0) with a hat-trick. Neymar has resumed training with Brazil. In tennis, the Berlin tournament is trialling a three-court layout.



This story originally appeared on France24

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