The Portuguese men are set to lock horns with DR Congo in their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign-opening match on Wednesday. The match is scheduled to be played at the Houston Stadium in Texas at 10.30 pm (Pic: X/@selecaoportugal)

Earlier in the day, France's Kylian Mbappe, Norway's Erling Haaland, and Argentina's Lionel Messi all scored goals in their respective first matches (Pic: X/@equipedefrance)

Ahead of the clash against Congo, Portugal's superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will look to script history by becoming the first-ever player to score goals in all six of his World Cups (Pic: X/@selecaoportugal)

On the other hand, Messi is also playing in his sixth World Cup, but failed to score any goals in the 2010 edition (Pic: X/@Argentina)

In the match against Algeria, the 38-year-old Argentine star footballer scored a hat trick, which helped him to go level with Germany's Miroslav Klose for the all-time record of most career goals in World Cups (Pic: X/@Argentina)