Haaland Hits Four, Messi’s Record Goal Survives VAR
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 8 min
Erling Haaland powered Norway into the World Cup knockouts with another brace, while Lionel Messi’s record-breaking Argentina goal survived VAR review as the Golden Boot race turns into a superstar sprint.
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Erling Haaland powered Norway into the World Cup knockouts with another brace, while Lionel Messi’s record-breaking Argentina goal survived VAR review as the Golden Boot race turns into a superstar sprint.
In this episode
- FIFA World Cup: Norway 3, Senegal 2 – TSN — TSN
FIFA World Cup: Norway 3, Senegal 2 – TSN Skip to main content ADVERTISEMENT Video ## FIFA World Cup: Norway 3, Senegal 2 Erling Haaland had a brace for the second straight match to continue his torrid scoring pace and lead Norway to a victory over Senegal that secures their spot in the knockout rounds. June 22, 2026 at 10:11PM EDT ## Park the Bus: Superstars shine again Monday at World…
- World Cup VAR review: Should one of Messi's record-breaking goals have been disallowed? - ESPN — ESPN
World Cup VAR review: Should one of Messi's record-breaking goals have been disallowed? - ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation play The video assistant referee causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but now we have a 104-game FIFA men's World Cup to cover, so how are the decisions made this summer and are they correct? For the…
- Step Back — Now that the U.S. is into the new Round of 32, how does this expanded World Cup knockout bracket actually work — is it a fixed path, or can teams be reseeded as the tournament goes on?
Background sources
- World Cup 2026 groups, qualification rules & tie-breakers explained — Fifa
- World Cup 2026: How does qualification for the knockout stage work? - BBC Sport — BBC
- World Cup 2026: How does qualification for the knockout stage work? - BBC Sport — BBC
- USMNT World Cup bracket scenarios, odds to advance, predicted path to knockouts - ESPN — ESPN
- World Cup teams to qualify for Round of 32: Updated 2026 knockout bracket, schedule and fixtures | Sporting News — Sporting News
- Mexico at FIFA World Cup 2026: All players, full squad list, key stats and schedule — Olympics
# FIFA World Cup 2026: Mexico chase breakthrough on home soil - All players, full squad list, key stats and schedule Mexico is set to do something no other nation has done: host a FIFA World Cup for a third time. Picture by Getty Images By [Manasi Pathak](https://www.olympics.com/en/author/manasi-pathak) Lady Luck has proven to be on **Mexico**'s side both times they have played on home soil.…