Right at the beginning of another week of the World Cup, a record (yet another) could be broken.
But this is actually important.
Messi could become the World Cup’s top scorer by himself if he scores against Austria.
From Tuesday (23), the third and final round of the group stage also begins, which defines the teams for the start of the knockout stages. Brazil plays on Wednesday (24) without the first place yet being defined.
Check out eight games to keep an eye on this week.
Argentina x Austria – Monday (22), at 2pm
The home of the Dallas Cowboys will be the stage for the second game of the current champion, and everyone is waiting for another goal from Messi — which would make the Argentine number 10 the greatest scorer in the history of the World Cup, with 17, passing the German Miroslav Klose (16).
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Portugal x Uzbekistan – Tuesday (23), at 2pm
A little further away from Klose’s 16 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo (who has 8) is also chasing a record: being the only one to score in six different World Cups. Against the Uzbek team, the Portuguese are looking for their first victory in this World Cup.
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England x Ghana – Tuesday (23), at 5pm
The clash pits the two victorious teams from the first round of Group L. Whoever wins again confirms their place in the next phase. Harry Kane could surpass Gary Lineker in England’s top scorer in World Cups.
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Scotland x Brazil – Wednesday (24), at 7pm
With Neymar (maybe?) and without Raphinha (definitely), Brazil is looking for a second victory and first place in the group. Also in contention are Scotland, with 3 points, and Morocco, with the same 4 as the team and playing against Haiti at the same time.
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Japan x Sweden – Thursday (25th), at 8pm
Confrontation valid for Group F, a bracket that crosses with Group C, that of Brazil. If it ended today, Brazil and Japan would meet in the first knockout game. To see if Japan will face the ruthless Swedish team that beat Tunisia 5-1 or the fragile Swedish team that lost 5-1 to the Netherlands.
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Norway x France – Friday (26), at 4pm
Top scorers Mbappé, from France, and Haaland, from Norway, meet in a decisive clash in Group I, in New Jersey, the stage for the World Cup final. At the same time, Senegal and Iraq also face each other to define the classifieds.
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Uruguay x Spain – Friday (26), at 9pm
At the Guadalajara Stadium, in Mexico, South American Uruguay and European Spain play the most Spanish match of the World Cup. The two teams are still fighting for the leadership of Group H, which will feature Saudi Arabia x Cape Verde at the same time.
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Egypt x Iran – Saturday (27), at 0am
The game will be held in Seattle, a city that plans several events over the weekend linked to LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. However, the drawn clash features two teams that discriminate against gays in their countries. Warning signal on.
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