World Cup 2026: Will Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe break records?

Although the 2026 World Cup is only 10 days old, the tournament has already rewritten football history.

Not wanting to be outdone by each other, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland came out of the blocks and opened fire in their respective countries’ opening matches.

As the World Cup’s biggest strikers prepare to make their second appearance in the 48-team inaugural competition, many records look set to fall.

From Argentina’s Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo extending their World Cup legacies to Mbappe becoming France’s all-time top scorer, BBC Sport takes a look at the list of major records that have already been broken or are about to be broken.