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Lionel Messi scored six times in Group J, including a hat-trick against Algeria, to reach 19 career World Cup goals and lift defending champions Argentina to second in the post-group-stage power rankings.

At 44, Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon as a wildcard after four years away, drawing a Centre Court ovation and facing rising Australian Maya Joint in the first round.

Cristiano Ronaldo's 6th-minute opener in Portugal's 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan made him the first player ever to score at six different World Cups, breaking clear of Lionel Messi.