Mbappé Breaks Goal-Scoring Record in One Match, Then Immediately Beats It Again
French national team striker Kylian Mbappé has become the player with the most goals in the playoff stage of the World Cup in history.
French national team striker Kylian Mbappé has become the player with the most goals in the playoff stage of the World Cup in history. This was reported by insider Fabrizio Romano on social media.
In the 1/16 final match of the World Cup against Sweden, Mbappé opened the scoring. He scored in the 45th minute. This goal itself set a new record. Thus, Mbappé increased the number of his goals in the World Cup playoffs to nine. He achieved this result in nine matches. This indicator allowed him to surpass such stars as Brazilian legends Leonidas (8 goals in 5 matches) and Ronaldo (8 goals in 10 matches).
Interestingly, in the second half of the match against Sweden, Kylian Mbappé scored his second goal, thus updating his own record. At the same time, Kylian Mbappé has 10 goals in nine World Cup playoff matches, which is recorded as an absolute record.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.