Kylian Mbappé Sets New Records in FIFA World Cup 2026

France captain Kylian Mbappé has continued his excellent goal-scoring form in the FIFA World Cup 2026. In the quarter-final match against Morocco in Boston, he scored a goal to help France reach the semi-finals, defeating Morocco 2-0.

Although he missed a penalty opportunity at the start of the game, his goal in the second half has put him level with Lionel Messi in the list of players with the most goals scored in the World Cup excluding penalties.

Like Argentina's captain Messi, Mbappé has equaled or broken many individual and national records in this World Cup. The major records he has set in the ongoing tournament in North America are as follows:

• Highest Goal Scorer for France

It only took one World Cup match for Mbappé to become France's all-time leading goal scorer. With a goal against Senegal in the opening match, the 27-year-old striker surpassed Olivier Giroud to take the top spot.

Currently, Real Madrid forward Mbappé has 64 goals for France. Giroud has scored 57 goals.

List of France's Highest Goal Scorers:

• Kylian Mbappé – 64 goals
• Olivier Giroud – 57 goals
• Thierry Henry – 51 goals
• Antoine Griezmann – 44 goals

• France's Highest Goal Scorer in the World Cup

Mbappé has also become France's highest goal scorer in World Cup history. His goal against Senegal was his 14th World Cup goal, with which he broke Just Fontaine's historic record of 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup. Since then, he has scored 6 more goals, bringing his World Cup goal tally to 20.

• Most Goals in the World Cup Excluding Penalties

With his goal against Morocco, Mbappé has become the player with 17 goals in the World Cup excluding penalties. In this achievement, he is level with Lionel Messi. With the goal scored in Boston, his total World Cup goal count has reached 20, which is just one goal less than Messi in the all-time list.

• Most Goals in World Cup Knockout Stages

His first goal against Sweden gave Mbappé another historic achievement. He became the player with the most goals in the World Cup knockout stages. In this process, he has also surpassed Brazil's legendary strikers Leonidas and Ronaldo. Scoring two goals against Sweden, and then goals against Paraguay and Morocco, he has increased his knockout stage goal tally to 12, which is the highest in World Cup history.

• New Record in Goal Contribution

Mbappé's assist for Ousmane Dembélé's goal against Morocco has created another new history. He has become the first player in the world to have at least 11 direct goal contributions (goals + assists) in two different World Cups. In the Qatar World Cup 2022, he had 10 direct contributions with 8 goals and 2 assists. In this edition, he has further improved that record. He is also the first player since 1966, when statistics began to be kept, to have 10 or more goal contributions in two separate World Cups.

• Most World Cup Appearances for France

Mbappé has now also equaled the record for the most World Cup final stage matches played for France. He has played 20 World Cup matches along with Hugo Lloris. Furthermore, he has become the youngest player to achieve this feat. With France already in the semi-finals, it is almost certain that Mbappé will be in the team's starting lineup. Therefore, there is a strong possibility that he will hold this record solely in his name in the very next match.