Kylian Mbappé made French football history by scoring his 13th and 14th career World Cup goals to push France past Senegal 3-1 in their 2026 Group I opener. Playing in front of over 80,000 fans at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, the 27-year-old forward secured the victory and claimed the absolute top spot on France’s all-time tournament scoring leaderboard.
Mbappé surpassed Just Fontaine’s benchmark of 13 World Cup goals, a national record that remained untouched since Fontaine’s 1958 tournament run. The two goals also propelled Mbappé past Olivier Giroud to become the undisputed all-time leading goalscorer across all international matches for the French national team, reaching exactly 58 national goals.
He delivered a highly efficient performance against the Senegalese defense, putting all four of his shots on target and finishing the match with a 93.75% pass completion rate, according to SofaScore match statistics. This commanding return to the pitch follows a hamstring injury during his 100th appearance for Real Madrid.
Mbappé now sits comfortably ahead of previous generation forwards like Thierry Henry, who scored six World Cup goals, and Zinedine Zidane, who finished with five. France advances through the group stage schedule holding the top position in Group I.