Petar Musa’s goal, on the final day of the first round of matches, delivered that feeling. Playing against a set English defence, Mario Pasalic’s chipped ball over the top perfectly met Ivan Perisic’s dart towards goal, taking advantage of Reece James’ blindside. At this point, many players would have attempted a low-percentage header.

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Midfielder Felix Nmecha picked up the ball just outside the 18-yard box on the left side of the field. He played a pass to star Florian Wirtz — among the top-25 players in our ranking of the World Cup's 100 best — who pushed a slick pass back to Nmecha. The Borussia Dortmund man finished a clever one-two with a beautiful curling finish.

Lionel Messi has three goals, while Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and now Harry Kane are chasing at his heels with two goals