France's Kylian Mbappe became the top scorer in World Cup history on Saturday after netting a 22nd goal in the third-place play-off against England.
However, his team suffered a 6-4 defeat to the Three Lions in Didier Deschamps's last match as France's head coach.
Mbappe is now one ahead of Argentina's Lionel Messi on the World Cup all-time goalscoring list. Messi will have a chance to win back the title when Argentina play in Sunday's final.Mbappe needed 22 games to set the record, while Messi needed 33 matches to score his 21 goalsImage: Luke Hales/Getty Images/AFP
Mbappe's brace also saw the France captain move to the top of the race for the Golden Boot, which will be awarded to the player with the most goals in the tournament. He now has two more goals than Messi in the 2026 World Cup.
"Messi is going to score (on Sunday), that's for sure. I'm just trying to help my team win. When you score a lot of goals at the World Cup, it puts you in a certain category," Mbappe said.
