🗞️ Sportsbeat — Thursday, June 18 2026

World Cup mode: football first, always. 2 headlines today · next edition tomorrow

⚽ The World Cup (this is the conversation)

1. Magic Messi makes World Cup history with stunning hat-trick Lionel Messi rolled back the years, netting three goals in a performance for the ages to etch his name even deeper into World Cup lore. → SBS Australia

2. England, Colombia win as Ghana snatches dramatic late victory A wild matchday saw England beat Croatia, Colombia dispatch Uzbekistan, and Ghana produce a last-gasp winner. Cristiano Ronaldo, however, had a rare off-day, misfiring for Portugal. → SBS Australia