World Cup 2026 Group Standings, Schedule After Monday's Results Ahead of Knockout Bracket

History was made on Monday.

The World Cup now has a new all-time leading goal-scorer, and that was just from the first match on the schedule. Below, we'll break down the full results, updated standings for Groups I and J and all of the highlights from a record-setting day.

Results

Argentina def. Austria, 2-0

France vs. Iraq, 5 p.m. ET

Norway vs. Senegal, 8 p.m. ET

Jordan vs. Algeria, 11 p.m. ET

Standings

Group I

Team	Played	Points	Goal Differential
Norway	1	3	+3
France	1	3	+2
Senegal	1	0	-2
Iraq	1	0	-3

Group J

Team	Played	Points	Goal Differential
Argentina	2	6	+5
Austria	2	3	0
Jordan	1	0	-2
Algeria	1	0	-3

Recaps

Lionel Messi, Truly the GOAT

Argentina's talisman became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history on Monday—and then added a second to the mix—as Argentina beat Austria 2-0 and all but wrapped up the top spot in Group J.

Messi's first goal surpassed Germany's Miroslav Klose in the men's game, while the second one pushed him clear of Brazil's Marta.

And he could have had a hat trick were it not for a shocking penalty miss in the first half:

Even the GOAT is human. A different sort of human, it must be said, but human nonetheless.

Five goals through two World Cup games is on another level. It must be noted that Argentina have now recorded two straight clean sheets, creating a fantastic defensive backbone behind their keystone.

But it's Lionel Messi's World Cup thus far, and the rest of us are just enjoying the show.