Kylian Mbappé has written his name into FIFA World Cup history after becoming the competition’s all-time leading goalscorer with 22 goals, surpassing Lionel Messi’s previous mark of 21.
The French superstar reached the historic total with a brace in France’s third-place play-off match against England, taking his World Cup tally beyond Messi’s record. Mbappé achieved the milestone in far fewer matches, highlighting his extraordinary scoring rate on football’s biggest stage.
Mbappé’s World Cup goals have come across three tournaments:
2018 FIFA World Cup — 4 goals
🇫🇷 France 1–0 Peru — Goal
🇫🇷 France 4–3 Argentina — 2 goals
🇫🇷 France 4–2 Croatia (Final) — Goal
2022 FIFA World Cup — 8 goals
🇫🇷 France 4–1 Australia — Goal
🇫🇷 France 2–1 Denmark — 2 goals
🇫🇷 France 3–1 Poland — 2 goals
🇫🇷 France 2–1 England — Goal
🇫🇷 France 3–3 Argentina (Final) — Hat-trick (3 goals)
2026 FIFA World Cup — 10 goals
🇫🇷 France vs Iraq — 2 goals
🇫🇷 France vs Sweden — 2 goals
🇫🇷 France vs Paraguay — Goal
🇫🇷 France vs Morocco — Goal
🇫🇷 France vs England (Third-place play-off) — 2 goals
Other knockout/group-stage goals completed his record-breaking total.
At just 27 years old, Mbappé has already scored in multiple World Cup finals, won the Golden Boot in 2022, and now holds the record for the most goals in World Cup history.