Messi in a class of his own and rain stops play in Philadelphia: World Cup Daily – podcast

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On the podcast today: Lionel Messi becomes the leading scorer in World Cup history. Argentina have scored five goals so far and Messi has scored all of them. He’s quite good, isn’t he? The panel answer this and other difficult questions.

Elsewhere: a huge rain delay in France as they eventually beat Iraq 3-0 in a game that felt like it took three days to complete. Kylian Mbappéis already chasing down Messi’s record set earlier.

Plus Norway 3-2 Senegal is a lot of fun, setting up an interesting final game between Norway and France as top spot in their group could prove pivotal in the search for a favourable route to the final. There’s a preview of the next games, including England v Ghana, and your questions answered.

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