Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in his 200th match, becoming the first player to appear in six World Cups and equalling Miroslav Klose's record of 16 World Cup goals.

The biggest talking point came when Mbappe drove into the penalty area from the right and went down under a challenge from Sadio Mane in the 58th minute. Referee Alireza Faghani waved play on, but replays appeared showed that the Senegal captain was clipping Mbappe's trailing leg.

Kylian Mbappe's 14 World Cup goals take him level with Gerd Mueller as the third-highest scorer in World Cup history and the 27-year-old is now within touching distance of beating Miroslav Klose's all-time record of 16.

France vs Senegal, FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Highlights: Kylian Mbappe scored twice on Tuesday to move past Pele and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals as France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1.

Day 6 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is a highly anticipated one, with some of the tournament's finalists set to be in action. The day begins with runners-up France taking on Senegal in a Group I clash.

Group I of FIFA World Cup 2026 has France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq.

A video alleging Senegal players being subjected to excessive security checks at a US airport ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 has raised a storm

Full Schedule of FIFA World Cup 2026: A total of 72 group stage matches and 104 games in total will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Christian Pulisic ended his goal drought and Folarin Balogun rifled in the winner as a much-improved United States beat Senegal 3-2 in a pre-World Cup friendly in Charlotte on Sunday.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday he will "respect" the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision on Senegal's appeal against being stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title.

My personal opinion regarding the matter is irrelevant," Motsepe told a press conference in Cairo after a meeting of CAF executives.

Senegal say they will appeal after they were sensationally stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) instead declared Morocco champions

The Senegal Football Federation (FSF) was fined a total of $615,000 for various offences during the final.

Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five Confederation of African Football (CAF) matches after a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Morocco this month, it was announced on Wednesday.

Senegal's president congratulated the Lions of Teranga on Tuesday for their "historic" victory in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco.

After winning the Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal's football players will parade through Dakar on Tuesday, ending their long journey to victory at the country's presidential palace.

Criticism of the refereeing is particularly marked at AFCONs, but never before had the grievances taken on such proportions.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned "some Senegal players" for the "unacceptable scenes" which overshadowed their victory in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final when they walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco.