Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Breaking records is child's play for him. He laughs and makes everything go to the team. He stands alone, peering into the sky, like a palm tree. France's number 10 jersey holder Kylian Mbappe is making one record after another in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The French forward created a unique feat on the world stage by scoring a brace against Sweden in the last 32 match on Tuesday. When France advanced to the next round of the tournament by defeating Sweden 3-0, Mbappe reached the position of the highest scorer in the history of the World Cup knockout stage. The 28-year-old star, who currently plays for Real Madrid, now has 10 goals in the knockout stage. Thanks to these braces, he has surpassed German legend Miroslav Klose and taken his total number of goals in the World Cup to 18. It was also his sixth goal in the current World Cup, which puts him level with Argentina's Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot. By scoring 10 goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup, Mbappe has surpassed two Brazilian legends Ronaldo Nazario and Leonidas, who each had 8 knockout goals. Just Fontaine and Pele have 7 goals on this list. However, Lionel Messi, the highest scorer of 19 goals in World Cup history, has only managed to score 5 goals in the knockout stage. On the other hand, his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo has no knockout goals in the World Cup. In the match against Sweden, Mbappe scored a pair of goals with his natural pace and perfect finishing, relying on three excellent assists from playmaker Michael Aulis. After the match, French coach Didier Deschamps said that they were watching football history being made before their eyes. This was France's biggest victory in the knockout stage since beating Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 final. The current runners-up will face Paraguay in the quarter-finals on July 4.