France pair of Kylian Mpappe and Ousmane Dembele have scored 13 goals between them at the 2026 World Cup, a feat not achieved by two players from the same team since Brazil’s Ronaldo and Rivaldo in 2002.
France secured their spot in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals on Monday after a decisive contribution from their prolific pair of forwards. Mbapp broke the deadlock before Dembele quickly doubled France’s advantage, steering Les Bleus past Morocco in a 2-0 win. The electric French duo have led the French charge in North America, with each forward now arriving at a milestone of real historical weight.
Mbappe’s right-footed finish beyond Yassine Bounou was his eighth goal of the tournament and his 20th in as many World Cup matches. Dembele’s strike was his fifth of the finals, scored after capitalising on his captain’s intelligent decoy movement.
“It’s a position I’m very comfortable in, with France as much as with Paris Saint-Germain,” said Dembele after the game. “I’ve said it already: I’m getting stronger with every match in this competition.”
The two French forwards have now entered one of the World Cup’s most exclusive circles. Mbappe’s eight goals and Dembele’s five mean the French pair are the first players from one national side to both score at least five times in the same edition since Brazil’s 2002 Ronaldo and Rivaldo double act.
