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AP PHOTOS: World Cup highlights from Day 3

Nov 21, 2022, 11:21 PM | Updated: Nov 22, 2022, 1:31 pm
Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts disappointed during the World Cup group C soccer match between Arge...

Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts disappointed during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Australia's Craig Goodwin celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup group D soccer match between France and Australia, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) A woman wearing a traditional Qatari dress uses a cell phone to capture images in front of a soccer ball lit up in the colors of the Qatar flag during the FIFA fan festival at the World Cup soccer tournament in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Argentina's Angel Di Maria reaches for the ball during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Poland's Grzegorz Krychowiak (10) and Mexico's Edson Alvarez go for a header during a World Cup group C soccer match at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France's Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup group D soccer match between France and Australia, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) France's Adrien Rabiot, first right, scores with a header during the World Cup group D soccer match between France and Australia, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Denmark's Joakim Maehle, left, vies for the ball with Tunisia's Wajdi Kechrida during the World Cup group D soccer match between Denmark and Tunisia, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Mexico's Cesar Montes, right, and Edson Alvarez, center, fight for the ball with Poland's Jakub Kiwior during the World Cup group C soccer match between Mexico and Poland, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) France's Olivier Giroud, left, celebrates with his teammate Ousmane Dembele after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup group D soccer match between France and Australia, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, leaves the pitch as Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Al-Burayk, left, and teammate Abdulelha Al-Malki celebrate after their win in the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Argentina's Lionel Messi reacts disappointed during the World Cup group C soccer match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Highlights from the third day of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday.

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