Mbappe 14 – Kylian Mbappe scored twice in France’s World Cup opener against Senegal, reaching 14 World Cup goals and tying Gerd Muller for third on the all-time scoring list.
France’s World Cup opener against Senegal didn’t just move the standings—it pushed Kylian Mbappe higher on the sport’s most unforgiving leaderboard.
With two goals in that match, Mbappe added to his rise on the all-time World Cup scoring list. His 14th goal at the tournament tied Germany’s Gerd Muller for third place among the all-time scorers.
Miroslav Klose, the man at the top, still owns the World Cup record with 16 goals. Ronaldo of Brazil sits just behind that mark with 15 goals across his four World Cup appearances.
Mbappe’s second goal against Senegal also carried a second, personal milestone. It made him France’s all-time leading scorer, passing Olivier Giroud as Mbappe collected his 58th international goal. Before kickoff, Mbappe entered the match tied with Pele on 12 international goals.
His World Cup story has been moving fast for years. Now 27, Mbappe made his World Cup debut at 19 in 2018, then helped France win its second championship. In that 2018 tournament, he scored four goals. France—known as the Les Blues—reached the final again in 2022. where Mbappe scored a hat trick to finish with six goals in the tournament. France lost the final to Argentina on penalty kicks.
The all-time World Cup top scorers list now reads:
16 – Miroslav Klose. Germany
15 – Ronaldo. Brazil
14 – Gerd Muller. West Germany
14 – Kylian Mbappe. France
13 – Just Fontaine. France
13 – Lionel Messi. Argentina
12 – Pele. Brazil
11 – Sandor Kocsis. Hungary
11 – Jurgen Klinsmann. West Germany and Germany
10 – Helmut Rahn. West Germany
10 – Gary Lineker. England
10 – Gabriel Batistuta. Argentina
10 – Teofilo Cubillas. Peru
10 – Thomas Muller. Germany
10 – Grzergorz Lato. Poland.
The sequence is simple and hard to argue with: Mbappe’s goals in France’s Senegal match didn’t just extend a game—his scoring moved him to 14 World Cup goals. tied him for third all-time. and pushed him past Giroud in France’s international scoring history. One tournament. One match. Two records nudged into new positions.
For France, the stakes are clear. For Mbappe, the numbers keep tightening around the names that defined World Cup history—Klose still on 16, and the gap between chasing legacy and becoming it getting smaller with every goal.
Kylian Mbappe World Cup France vs Senegal Mbappe 14th goal all-time World Cup scorers Miroslav Klose 16 Ronaldo 15 Gerd Muller 14 Olivier Giroud 58 Lionel Messi 13 Pele 12