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Jun 16, 2026, 08:15 AM ET

The 2026 World Cup has already seen stars like Lamine Yamal, Vinícius Júnior and Virgil van Dijk. Day 6, though, is time for more headliners to enter the fray.

Kicking off the action is France and Senegal in New Jersey, where Kylian Mbappé is set to appear at the World Cup for the first time since netting a hat trick in the 2022 final. After that, Erling Haaland will make his World Cup debut against Iraq in Boston.

Then, it's time for Argentina to get their title defense underway against Algeria in Kansas City, led by a certain Lionel Messi, before World Cup debutants Jordan have their historic match against Austria.

Group-stage World Cup days rarely get better than this.

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