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Lionel Messi is rewriting history in real time. The Argentina captain scored twice against Austria to become the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history — a record that seemed untouchable, now belonging to the man who simply refuses to stop being extraordinary at the highest level.
Across the bracket, Kylian Mbappé had his own statement night. France dismantled Iraq three-nil, with Mbappé finding the net twice — once before a weather delay stopped play, and once after, as if the storm was just an intermission in his personal highlight reel. The reigning champions looked sharp, clinical, and very much in form.
Back stateside, the Texas Rangers snapped the Miami Marlins' eight-game home winning streak in convincing fashion, four to three. Brandon Nimmo delivered three hits and a walk, Alejandro Osuna came through with the go-ahead RBI double, and Ezequiel Duran added a home run as Texas opened a ten-game road trip with a statement win.
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