Kylian Mbappé just became the highest-scoring player against South American teams in World Cup history. Naturally, degens on Solana are treating this like a buy signal.
The French forward netted a penalty against Paraguay on July 4, bringing his career tally against South American opponents to seven World Cup goals. That breaks a record that spans nearly a century of tournament play, and it’s driving a predictable, if slightly absurd, spike in trading activity around unofficial meme tokens that reference his name.
The record in context
Mbappé’s seven goals against South American sides didn’t happen overnight. Five of them came against Argentina across the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, including that legendary hat trick in the 2022 final that nearly rewrote history. The remaining two came against Peru and Paraguay in the current 2026 cycle.
The man has 19 goals in 19 World Cup appearances. He also holds the record for most knockout-stage goals, with at least 10 to his name. For a player competing in only his third World Cup, that’s a stat line most strikers wouldn’t achieve across five tournaments.
