Live: Day of superstars begins with Mbappe and France against Senegal

live World Cup live updates: France vs Senegal, Iraq vs Norway, Argentina vs Norway, Austria vs Senegal Day six at the World Cup features a number of superstar strikers, beginning with a blockbuster between Kylian Mbappe's France and Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium. Later the other Group I game will see Iraq — coached by Australian Graham Arnold — against Norway, led by another superstar striker in Erling Haaland, in Boston. The final two games of the day see defending champions Argentina, with Lionel Messi, taking on Algeria in Kansas City, before Austria takes on Jordan in San Francisco. - Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times - ABC Sport podcast: Check out the latest episode here Follow all the action in our live blog. Submit a comment or question Live updates New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 4:22am England's Livramento out of World Cup England have suffered an injury blow on the eve of the match against Croatia, with Newcastle defender Tino Livramento ruled out of the tournament with a calf injury. Livramento picked up the injury in training. Coach Thomas Tuchel called up Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah as his replacement, again ignoring Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold. Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 4:13am Team news: France vs Senegal Jeez, that's some attacking line-up from France. Mbappe, Dembele, Olise and Doue. Senegal include their own big guns. Mane, Jackson and Sarr. Surely there will be goals in this one! Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 4:08am Welcome to another day of action Hi, I'm David and I'll be taking you through today's games. First up, tournament heavyweights France open their campaign against Senegal. Strap yourselves in for another day of drama.