Kylian Mbappé entered his name in the history books on Tuesday (June 16) by breaking the record of scoring most goals for France in the FIFA World Cup. The 27-year-old Paris-born footballer, who is leading France in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match against Senegal at the New York–New Jersey Stadium, opened the scoring in the 66th minute and scored his second goal of the minute in the 96th minute.
The two goals by the French captain against Senegal took his tally to 14 goals in 15 FIFA World Cup matches for Les Bleus.
Goals by Kylian Mbappe in FIFA World Cup
| GOAL | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 1 | Peru | Ekaterinburg Arena, Yekaterinburg | June 21, 2018 |
| 2 | Argentina | Kazan Arena, Kazan | June 30, 2018 |
| 3 | Argentina | Kazan Arena, Kazan | June 30, 2018 |
| 4 | Croatia | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow | July 15, 2018 |
| 5 | Australia | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | November 22, 2022 |
| 6 | Denmark | Stadium 974, Doha | November 26, 2022 |
| 7 | Denmark | Stadium 974, Doha | November 26, 2022 |
| 8 | Poland | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha | December 4, 2022 |
| 9 | Poland | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha | December 4, 2022 |
| 10 | Argentina | Lusail Stadium, Lusail | December 18, 2022 |
| 11 | Argentina | Lusail Stadium, Lusail | December 18, 2022 |
| 12 | Argentina | Lusail Stadium, Lusail | December 18, 2022 |
| 13 | Senegal | New York New Jersey Stadium | June 16, 2026 |
| 14 | Senegal | New York New Jersey Stadium | June 16, 2026 |
By scoring his 14th World Cup goal, Mbappé broke Just Fontaine’s record for the most goals scored for France in the tournament (FIFA World Cup). Fontaine played just six matches for Les
Bleus in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and scored 13 goals.
Most goals for France in FIFA World Cup
| RANK | PLAYER | GOALS | EDITIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kylian Mbappé | 14 | 2018 (4), 2022 (8), 2026 (2) |
| 2. | Just Fontaine | 13 | 1958 |
| 3. | Thierry Henry | 6 | 1998 (3), 2006 (3) |
| 4. | Michel Platini | 5 | 1978 (1), 1982 (2), 1986 (2) |
| Zinedine Zidane | 5 | 1998 (2), 2006 (3) | |
| Olivier Giroud | 5 | 2014 (1), 2022 (4) | |
| 7. | Raymond Kopa | 4 | 1958 |
| Dominique Rocheteau | 4 | 1978 (1), 1982 (2), 1986 (1) | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2018 | |
| 10. | Jean Nicolas | 3 | 1934 (1), 1938 (2) |
| Roger Piantoni | 3 | 1958 | |
| Alain Giresse | 3 | 1982 | |
| Karim Benzema | 3 | 2014 |
Mbappé is now joint-third on the all-time FIFA World Cup goalscorers list. Only Miroslav Klose of Germany and Ronaldo of Brazil have scored more goals than him.
Most goals in FIFA World Cup
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | GOALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 24 | 16 |
| 2. | Ronaldo | Brazil | 19 | 15 |
| 3. | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 13 | 14 |
| Kylian Mbappé | France | 15 | 14 | |
| 5. | Just Fontaine | France | 6 | 13 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 26 | 13 | |
| 7. | Pelé | Brazil | 14 | 12 |
| 8. | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | 5 | 11 |
| Jürgen Klinsmann | Germany | 17 | 11 |
Mbappé scored a couple of goals against the two-time AFCON winners on Tuesday, taking his tally to 58 international goals for France national football team. He has now become France’s highest goal scorer in men’s international football.
Mbappé has scored one goal more than former striker Olivier Giroud.
Giroud played 137 matches for France from 2011 to 2024 and scored 57 goals. Meanwhile, the match against Senegal is Mbappé’s 98th appearance for Les Bleus.
Most goals for France in men’s football
| RANK | PLAYER | POSITION | TIME SPAN | MATCHES | GOALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kylian Mbappé | Forward | 2017–2026* | 98 | 58 |
| 2. | Olivier Giroud | Forward | 2011–2024 | 137 | 57 |
| 3. | Thierry Henry | Forward | 1997–2010 | 123 | 51 |
| 4. | Antoine Griezmann | Forward | 2014–2024 | 137 | 44 |
| 5. | Michel Platini | Midfielder | 1976–1987 | 72 | 41 |
| 6. | Karim Benzema | Forward | 2007–2022 | 97 | 37 |
| 7. | David Trezeguet | Forward | 1998–2008 | 71 | 34 |
| 8. | Zinedine Zidane | Midfielder | 1994–2006 | 106 | 31 |
| 9. | Just Fontaine | Forward | 1953–1960 | 21 | 30 |
| Jean-Pierre Papin | Forward | 1986–1995 | 54 | 30 | |
| 11. | Youri Djorkaeff | Midfielder | 1993–2002 | 82 | 28 |
| 12. | Sylvain Wiltord | Forward | 1999–2006 | 92 | 26 |
| 13. | Jean Vincent | Forward | 1953–1961 | 46 | 22 |
| 14. | Jean Nicolas | Forward | 1933–1938 | 25 | 21 |
| 15. | Paul Nicolas | Forward | 1920–1931 | 35 | 20 |
| Eric Cantona | Forward | 1987–1995 | 45 | 20 | |
| 17. | Jean Baratte | Forward | 1944–1952 | 32 | 19 |
| 18. | Roger Piantoni | Forward | 1952–1961 | 37 | 18 |
| Raymond Kopa | Midfielder | 1952–1962 | 45 | 18 | |
| 20. | Franck Ribéry | Midfielder | 2006–2014 | 81 | 16 |
| Laurent Blanc | Defender | 1989–2000 | 97 | 16 |
If Mbappé scores three more goals in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, he will become the all-time highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history.
