After the victory against Australia last Tuesday (4-1), the French team confirmed their qualification for the round of 16 by winning today against Denmark (2-1). Kylian Mbappé contributed a lot to this victory by scoring twice in the second half after a delicate first part of the game. The 23-year-old striker, who was voted man of the match at the end of this match, enter a little more into the history of the French team.
Mbappé top scorer in the World Cup
For the second time in the competition, the French genius was elected man of the match and with already three goals and an assist since the start of this World Cup, he has left his mark on the history of the selection. Indeed, he becomes the 7th best scorer in the history of the Blues with 31 goals by overcoming Jean-Pierre Papin and Just Fontaine tonight and equalizing the number of goals scored by Zinédine Zidane. With this performance, He is the 2nd best scorer in the history of the Blues at the World Cup with 7 goals behind Just Fontaine (13 goals) and ahead of Thierry Henry (6 goals).
There is one more record we can highlight, Kylian Mbappé is the only player with 7 goals in the U-24 World Cup tied with Pelé. In the end, he is the 3rd top scorer active at the World Cup behind Thomas Müller (10 goals to 33), Cristiano Ronaldo (8 goals to 37) and Lionel Messi Messi (8 goals) and ahead of Luis Suarez (7 goals to 35). The star of the French team is currently the top scorer of this World Cup with 3 goals and 1 assist in 2 games.
