Kylian Mbappé has now put the ball in the net 17 times across just 18 World Cup appearances. That’s not a typo. The French forward is rewriting the record books at a pace that makes even the sport’s greatest strikers look pedestrian by comparison.
His knockout-round numbers are even more absurd: 9 goals and 1 assist in nine elimination matches, including two World Cup finals.
Three tournaments, one trajectory
Mbappé’s World Cup career spans three editions now: 2018, 2022, and the ongoing 2026 tournament.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a teenage Mbappé scored four goals and took home France’s Young Player Award. He was 19.
