Kylian Mbappe Accomplished something that no player has ever done in World Cup history. He scored eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament.Kylian Mbappe became the first player in franchise history to score in the quarterfinals against Morocco at Boston’s Gillette Stadium on Thursday. fifa world cup Score eight or more goals in two different versions of the tournament. No one, not Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo, not even Messi, has ever done it.Mbappe scored eight goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, winning the Golden Boot despite France losing on penalties to Argentina in the final. Now, he has also surpassed 8 goals in the 2026 World Cup, with his goal against Morocco in this World Cup alone taking his tally to 8, giving him 20 goals in just 20 World Cup games in his career.The only player ahead of him on the World Cup all-time scoring list is Lionel Messiwho leads the way with 21 goals. However, while Messi has scored more goals in six World Cups in two decades, Mbappe has reached 19 goals in just three World Cups, aged 19, 23 and 27.The deeper you look, the more shocking the numbers become. Mbappe has now scored in nine consecutive World Cup games, a record that dates back to the 2022 group stage. He is the only player in history to score three or more goals in the knockout stages of three World Cups. At 27, he has at least two more World Cups left.The record he broke on Thursday night had previously been a common benchmark as no player has scored eight goals in more than one World Cup. Gerd Müller scored 10 goals in 1970 and 4 goals in 1974. Ronaldo scored 8 goals in 2002 and 3 goals in 1998. Messi scored 7 goals in 2022 and 5 goals in 2014 in this year’s competition. Only Mbappe has broken the 8-goal mark twice now.France will face either Spain or Belgium in the semifinals in Dallas on Tuesday. Mbappe was substituted in the 77th minute against Morocco and is expected to be fit and ready.
