Kylian Mbappé did the job twice and gave France a 3-0 win over Sweden in the World Cup Round of 32 at MetLife Stadium on 2026-06-30. He had a 21st-minute goal ruled out for offside, then scored in the 45th minute and again in the 74th. Those two goals pushed him to 10 World Cup knockout goals, which moves him ahead of Leonidas and Ronaldo on the all-time list.

Mbappe's record night

The bigger picture is just as strong. Mbappe now has 18 World Cup goals overall, so he is one behind Lionel Messi's 19-goal mark. He also has six goals at the 2026 World Cup, which leaves him tied with Messi at the top of the Golden Boot race.

That is a tidy mix of immediate output and longer-term significance. Mbappe is not just stacking goals in one tournament, he is still climbing the wider World Cup list at pace. It is also worth remembering how quickly he got to 18, because the gap to Messi has narrowed while France keep winning.

France's attack kept Sweden under pressure

Mbappe was the headline, but France were not a one-man team. Bradley Barcola scored the second goal in the 53rd minute after a Michael Olise assist, and that gave France a more comfortable cushion before Mbappe added the third.

Olise's two assists against Sweden underline how much service France had around their captain. France now move on to face Paraguay in the Round of 16 on July 4 in Philadelphia, with Mbappe carrying the sort of form that can decide a knockout tie very quickly.

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