Kylian Mbappé Sparks France with 2 Goals in 3-1 Win over Senegal at the World Cup
Mbappé reached 14 World Cup goals and 58 for France as Les Bleus overcame a scoreless first half with three second-half goals.
- On Tuesday, Kylian Mbappé scored twice, moving to 14 career World Cup goals as France defeated Senegal 3-1 at MetLife Stadium in their World Cup opener.
- The 27-year-old striker celebrated by mimicking a flute player, fulfilling a promise made to television host James Corden in an interview aired Friday by Fox.
- Despite visa issues limiting Senegal supporters, a crowd of 80,545 attended the match, and Bradley Barcola also scored to secure victory for Didier Deschamps' side.
- Didier Deschamps praised the forward's ability to "tip the scales" and bring victory, saying he remains content with the team's efficiency during the match.
- Les Bleus face Iraq on Monday in Philadelphia, then close Group I play against Norway to pursue a third consecutive World Cup final.
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Mbappé appeared with two goals to Senegal that placed him, with 14, at the highest French scorer in the history of the World Cup (Fontaine was on that throne since his 13 in Sweden 1958) and placed him only two of the record of the German Klose, an official of the goal, unshielded player who climbed that summit based on constancy. Mbappé is, or was, a firm candidate to be the great star of this World Cup and has entered with good foot, but...
With two goals in the debut of France at the 2026 World Cup, Kylian Mbappé continued his sequel to the tournament against Senegal on Tuesday (16) and took another step towards the record of the greatest gunner in the history of the competition, which is shared by Lionel Messi and Miroslav Klose. World champion in Russia in 2018 and finalist in Qatar in 2022, Mbappé scored the first goal of the Bleus in this edition at 21 minutes of the second ha…
Real Madrid’s striker, Mbappé, proved that the World Cup is his tournament. With two goals against Senegal he became France’s leading historical scorer with 58 goals and the fourth most historic scorer of the selections tournament with 14. After a first round without goals, the match came to life in [...]
The Sevillian midfielder of Real Madrid commented to the Frenchman after his stellar match against Senegal in the debut of France.
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Kylian Mbappé took his place in France's record books on Tuesday night in East Rutherford, New Jersey, scoring twice in Les Bleus' 3-1 Group I win over Senegal and moving clear of Olivier Giroud as the country's all-time leading scorer. The Kylian Mbappé milestone came after a flat first half, then a burst of quality after the break that turned a tense opening into a result France could finally trust. A post shared by instagram A post shared by …
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