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World Cup 2022: What to expect on Day 3

The Word Cup moved up a notch on Day 2 as the three games produced 12 goals, eight of those coming in England's 6-2 win over Iran.

There was also a stuttering 2-0 win for the Netherlands over Senegal while Gareth Bale was the first Welsh scorer from Terry Medwin’s 1958 strike against Hungary as the Dragons fought back for a 1-1 draw with USA.

Tuesday is set to provide a great feast of football with four matches kicking off between 10am and 7pm – so basically if you want to take it all in, you'll have to set aside a 12-hour window.

One of the key plot-lines around this tournament is Lionel Messi's latest attempt to get his hands on that World Cup trophy.

He’ll turn 39 during the next instalment in North America so surely this is his last chance. Although this is Messi so you never know.

His four previous assaults on the tournament have resulted in three knockout defeats by Germany – in the 2006 and 2010 quarter-finals and the 2014 final – and a round of 16 loss to France four years ago.

The player has found his mojo again at PSG, and 12 goals and 14 assists in 19 games this season points to a player heading into the World Cup in confident form.

The same can be said of Lionel Scaloni’s team on a whole as they’re on an incredible 36-match unbeaten run – and a win today would match the international record of 37 currently held by Italy.

Lautaro Martínez, like Messi, scored seven goals in qualifying and the Inter Milan man could be one of the attacking stars in Qatar.

It’s 20 years and five months since the Republic of Ireland defeated Saudi Arabia 3-0 in Yokohama, Robbie Keane, Gary Breen and Damien Duff on the scoresheet.

That was Ireland’s last group game while Saudi Arabia have been back twice, in 2006 and 2018 – and they performed

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