The French forward has added 6 more goals in the current tournament, taking his total number of goals in the World Cup to 20. Mbappe's dominance was also evident in the knockout stage. He scored in the match against Sweden, making him the all-time top scorer in the knockout stage of the World Cup. He is above Brazilian legends Ronaldo and Leonidas. After that, this goal machine took his goal tally to 12 in the knockout stage, finding the net against Paraguay and Morocco.
France captain Kylian Mbappe is rewriting football history by breaking records one after another in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. He touched several unique milestones by scoring in France's 2-0 win over Morocco in the quarter-finals in Boston, USA. Although the Real Madrid star missed a penalty early in the match.
However, with a spectacular strike in the second half, he touched Lionel Messi's record of scoring goals without penalties.
These two football magicians are currently jointly at the top with 17 goals without penalties in the World Cup. At the same time, Mbappe has taken his total number of goals in the World Cup to 20. As a result, Mbappe is only one goal away from surpassing Messi and reaching the top of the all-time top scorer list.
Mbappe's record-breaking game in this tournament began in France's first match against Senegal.
By scoring in that match, he surpassed Olivier Giroud to become the highest scorer in France's history. The 27-year-old forward's international goals are now 64, while Giroud is in second place with 57 goals. He achieved another great feat against Senegal. He broke the record of 13 goals for France in the World Cup, set by Jean Fontaine in the 1958 World Cup.
The French forward has added 6 more goals in the current tournament to increase his total number of goals in the World Cup to 20.
Mbappe's dominance was also noticeable in the knockout stages. He set a new record for the highest goal scorer in the knockout stages of a World Cup by scoring against Sweden. He is now ahead of Brazilian legends Ronaldo and Leonidas. He then scored against Paraguay and Morocco, taking his tally to 12 in the knockout stages.
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Mbappe reached another unique height by assisting Ousmane Dembele's goal in the match against Morocco. He became the first player since 1966 to be directly involved in 10 or more goals in two different World Cups. He surpassed that performance in this World Cup after scoring 8 goals and 2 assists in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. He is also now sitting alongside former goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the record for most appearances for his country in the World Cup. Lloris and Mbappe have played 20 World Cup matches, but he has a chance to surpass Lloris and become the youngest player to top the list alone in next week's semi-finals.