France dispatched a what had hitherto been a stout Morocco side 2-0 in the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Démbélé were the goalscorers in the labored victory, but more bonus for Kylian who just set a new record for most World Cup knockout stage goals ever scored:
Here’s the rest of the list of the most prolific scorers of the knockout stage, taken
from Guinness World Records’ official website:
2nd) Leonidas – 8 goals in 5 games
2nd) Ronaldo – 8 goals in 10 games
4th) Just Fontaine – 7 goals in 3 games
4th) Vava – 7 goals in 5 games
4th) Oldrich Nejedly – 7 goals in 6 games
4th) Pele – 7 goals in 6 games
4th) Lionel Messi – 7 goals in 14 games
9th) Eusebio – 6 goals in 3 games
9th) Gyorgy Sarosi – 6 goals in 5 games
9th) Gary Lineker – 6 goals in 6 games
9th) Harry Kane – 6 goals in 8 games
9th) Roberto Baggio – 6 goals in 9 games
14th) Silvio Piola – 5 goals in 4 games
14th) Gyula Zsengeller – 5 goals in 4 games
14th) Helmut Rahn – 5 goals in 6 games
14th) Thomas Muller – 5 goals in 7 games
14th) Zinedine Zidane – 5 goals in 7 games
14th) Wesley Sneijder – 5 goals in 8 games
14th) Miroslav Klose – 5 goals in 14 games
In that list, Kane and Messi are the only other active players left. The Bayern Munich striker still has the Golden Boot to fight for. He’s fending off Mbappé and Messi for the honor, along with an unprecedented World Cup debut from Erling Haaland.
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