Mbappe, Deschamps break Sweden’s World Cup scoring record | World Cup 2026

With his fifth and sixth goals in the tournament, Mbappe pulls even with Messi in the race for the Golden Boot.

Kylian Mbappe and Didier Deschamps arrived at the new FIFA World Cup showpiece as the captain and coach guided France to an easy performance. Sweden won 3-0 in East Rutherford and entered, unsurprisingly, the 16th round.

Mbappe opened the scoring on Tuesday in the 45th minute, cutting in from the left and firing a powerful shot inside the far post. Michael Olise converted eight minutes into the second half, setting up Bradley Barcola, who fired into the top corner to double the lead.

The French keeper sealed the win in the 74th minute, running onto another Olise pass to beat the offside trap and curl first time past the goalkeeper.

Mbappe now tops the list of most goals, with 10, in the World Cup, ahead of Brazilian duo Leonidas and Ronaldo, who have eight each.

The Frenchman’s fifth and sixth goals of this year’s tournament drew him level with Messi, 39, in the race for the Golden Boot.

It was Mbappe’s 18th goal in 18 World Cup appearances, putting him at one Lionel Messi’s all time goalscoring recordthat happened last week when Argentina defeated Austria.

The two leaders have been passing records between them throughout the tournament. Bape they topped the charts as his heroics helped France beat Senegal 3-1 in the opener, surpassing his 15 World Cup goals at the time, Messi’s 13.

The Argentina international equaled Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup tally of 16 goals by scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria to open the South American nation’s defense in North America earlier this month.

Deschamps, 57, extended his record for most wins at the World Cup as a manager, as Tuesday’s victory took him to 18. He surpassed Helmut Schon’s record of 17 when France humbled Norway 4-1 last week, although he was not there, as he returned to France for his mother’s funeral.

His side will play Saturday in Philadelphia against Paraguay, who shocked four-time champions Germany for the following penalties a 1-1 draw Monday in Foxborough.