India, June 23 -- It was a great day for a pair of football superstars at World Cup Day 12. Mercurial Argentina forward Lionel Messi became the tournament's all-time top-scorer as he grabbed both goals in an authentic 2-0 win over Austria, while Kylian Mbappe moved joint-second with two goals in France's 3-0 drubbing of Iraq.
Prolific Norway marksman Erling Haaland showed that he, too, will be a strong contender for the adidas Golden Boot, scoring a second consecutive brace as Norway joined Argentina and France in qualifying for the Second Round as they edged Senegal by 4-1.
Before Argentina's Group J match at Dallas Stadium Monday, Messi was standing equal with Miroslav Klose as the leading World Cup goal scorer with 16 goals each to the...