Kylian Mbappé is unbelievable. The France star scored a pair of second half goals to take over the all-time World Cup lead.

Kylian Mbappé’s second goal against England put him alone atop the World Cup record books with 22 career goals, surpassing Lionel Messi for the most in tournament history.

Kylian Mbappe broke Lionel Messi’s all-time World Cup scoring record, but France were unable to claim bronze after losing a wild third-place play-off against England. England raced into a remarkable 4-0 half-time lead before Mbappe scored his 21st and 22nd World Cup goals to move ahead of Messi.

An unexpected name clinched the World Cup’s sixth-ever Goal of the Tournament award.

The French superstar surpassed Lionel Messi's goal record in a meaningless third-place match, raising questions about the value of FIFA's most useless game

Lionel Messi is no longer the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer.

France star Kylian Mbappé moved past Argentina’s Lionel Messi for the career World Cup scoring record with 22 goals, finding the net twice Saturday in a 6-4 loss to England in the third-place match.

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Kylian Mbappe’s 2025/26 season will be remembered as one of the greatest individual goalscoring campaigns in modern football.France’s World Cup journey ended in disappointment with a semi-final