Messi outshines Mbappe and Haaland + why Amorim for Milan?
6/17/202639 min
The stars have arrived at the World Cup!
After Kylian Mbappe became France's all time top scorer with a brace against Senegal, Lionel Messi did Lionel Messi things, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria to equal Miroslav Klose's record for World Cup goals.
Join Emma Paton, Mark Critchley and Liam Twomey as they reflect on a day where the superstars truly arrived, as Erling Haaland also made his mark on his first World Cup appearance.
We hear from Oli Kay who was at Kansas City Stadium to witness Messi's magic, twenty...
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First 90 secondsEmma Paton· Host0:00
What is that?
Speaker 20:00
Oh yeah, it's a World Cup holder Like the soccer tournament World Cup? Holder for the World. Fits every car. Holds every cup.
Emma Paton· Host0:08
It has a Carvana logo.
Speaker 20:09
Carvana made it. They buy and sell cars, so they made a car cup holder. So, uh, got any good cups lately?
Emma Paton· Host0:17
Used to. Just couldn't figure out where in the world to put them.
Speaker 20:20
The World Cup holder brought to you by Carvana. Proud sponsors of the World Cup holder. Sign up today to win yours at cup-holder2026.com. Not authorized or endorsed by FIFA. Not a real product. For parody and fair use purposes only.
Speaker 30:30
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