FIFA World Cup 2026: Mbappe’s blast in the very first match, Messi’s historical record shattered

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 17, 2026

Kylian Mbappe Record: France’s star player Kylian Mbappe performed brilliantly in the very first match of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Mbappe scored two goals to help France win 3-1 in the match played against Senegal. Mbappé has also left Lionel Messi behind in a special respect.

Third place in terms of scoring most goals

Kylian Mbappe has reached joint third place in the list of players who have scored the most goals in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Mbappe has so far scored 14 goals in 15 matches in this mega event. Mbappé has left Messi behind. Argentina’s star player has scored 13 goals in 26 matches played in the World Cup. With this, Mbappe has also become the player who has scored the most goals for France in the FIFA World Cup.

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The record for scoring the most goals in the FIFA World Cup is held by former German player Miroslav Klose, who has scored 16 goals in a total of 24 matches. At the same time, the name of Brazilian star footballer Ronaldo is at second place in this list. Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in 19 matches. If Mbappe is successful in maintaining his strong performance against Senegal throughout the World Cup, he can become the highest goalscorer in this tournament.

In the match against Senegal, Mbappe scored the first goal for France in the 66th minute. Mbappe made no mistake in converting Michael Olise’s excellent pass into a goal. After this, in the last moments of the match, Mbappe scored his second goal of the match. He scored France’s third goal in the match and his 14th overall in the FIFA World Cup with a long-range strike.

Also read: Lionel Messi created a new record in the FIFA World Cup, became the first footballer in the world to do so.

Mbappé also had a strong performance in the World Cup played in Qatar in the year 2022 and he won the Golden Boot. Mbappe scored a total of 8 goals in the tournament, out of which 3 goals were scored by the French player in the final match.

With IANS inputs