bellingham kit Sergio Aguero has opened his World Cup goal account in Argentina’s Group C clash with Iceland, with the Manchester City striker finding the target at the ninth attempt.

Having forged a reputation as a prolific frontman at club level, the Albiceleste have turned to the 30-year-old for attacking inspiration on a regular basis.

He headed to Russia 2018 with 37 goals recorded in 85 appearances, but none of those had come on the grandest of sporting stages.

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Aguero has now shaken that monkey from his back after netting in his first outing at the 2018 showpiece.

With a global audience looking to Lionel Messi to light up a World Cup stage in the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick heroics a day earlier, it was Aguero who made the first telling contribution.

He needed just 19 minutes to make his mark childrens football kits cheap against Iceland, with a typically classy finish showcasing how important he could be for Argentina as they seek to end their long wait for international glory.