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French star Kylian Mbappé scored his 15th career World Cup goal on Monday, tying for third most in tournament history, while Lionel Messi earlier set a new record of 18 goals Source: AP News; Source: hoydo.
Mbappé struck in the 14th minute against Iraq with a left-footed shot from about 20 yards, giving France a 1-0 lead in his 100th international appearance Source: AP News; Source: hoydo. The goal came against Iraq's Ahmed Basil, who made his first start after captain Jalal Hassan conceded four goals in Iraq's previous match Source: hoydo.
Mbappé, in his third World Cup at age 27, matched Brazil's Ronaldo and surpassed West Germany's Gerd Müller on the all-time list. Miroslav Klose of Germany is second with 16 goals Source: AP News. Messi earlier scored twice for Argentina to reach 18, breaking the record after equaling Klose with a hat trick against Algeria Source: AP News; Source: hoydo. Mbappé now has 59 international goals, two more than Olivier Giroud for France's all-time lead Source: AP News. His 15 World Cup goals include three this year, eight in 2022 (when he won the Golden Boot), and four in 2018 Source: AP News. France, a co-favorite with Spain, also features Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué in attack Source: AP News.
“Kylian Mbappé of France scored his 15th career World Cup goal on Monday, moving into a tie for third most in tournament history as he tries to keep pace with new record holder Lionel Messi.”
“El francés Kylian Mbappé anotó el lunes su decimoquinto gol en la Copa del Mundo, igualando el tercer puesto en la lista de máximos goleadores del torneo y acercándose al nuevo récord, el de Lionel Messi.”
“Mbappé scored in the 14th minute against Iraq, giving Les Bleus a 1-0 lead in his 100th international game.”
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