World Cup Stars Continue to Shine!
6/23/202657 min
ESPN FC is live to react to some big performances on day 12 of the World Cup. First we react to France's convincing victory vs. Iraq. Mbappé had 2 goals. As this team rounds into form, can anybody stop them? Next, another star made his mark. Messi scored 2 to become the World Cup's all-time leading goal scorer. Is his status as the G.O.A.T. undeniable? Jan is here to react to Norway's nervous win vs. Senegal. Erling Haaland made an impression with 2 goals as well. A quick look at the Tuesday fixtures before closing out with extra time.
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Dan Thomas· Host0:24
I'm Dan Thomas, joined by Shaka Hislop and Stuart Robson, where it is a day in the World Cup where the stars shone once again. Later on in the program, we're reflecting on Erling Haaland getting two goals. But first, we focus on France. Just a reminder of how things stood for Kylian Mbappé going up against Lionel Messi. This was before today's matches. You may have heard that Lionel Messi broke the record. We'll talk about that a little bit later on, but let's focus first on Kylian Mbappé, who scored twice in France's three-nil victory over Iraq. And the reason we're starting with France is that once again, Robbo, they put in a performance that impressed.
Stuart Robson· Panelist1:03
Yeah, they certainly did. I mean, they controlled the game. They looked dangerous every time they went forward. They started with a, a sort of formulated system, but they rotated a lot, uh, in, uh, over the course of the game in the front areas. All the front players did- Yeah ... quite well. Dembele scored his goal as well, which people said he didn't play particularly well in the previous game. Olise was like he was in the first game. Not quite as good, but he still picked out those passes. And Barcola played on- Yeah ... the left-hand side rather than Doué. So it was a good performance. Rabiot again was dominant in midfield.