France’s Kylian Mbappé also scored two goals yesterday and is only two behind Messi now for the all-time World Cup scoring record, with a lot of tournament left to play.

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Superstars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all in action again as they look to put their teams through to the knockout stages of the tournament.

June 22 : Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, netting twice during Argentina's 2-0 Group J win over Austria on Monday.The double also extended…

The Argentine star passed Miroslav Klose with a first-half goal against Austria, reaching the milestone two days before his 39th birthday, while Kylian Mbappe trails close behind…

Messi continues his scoring streak with 18 World Cup goals. He is leading the Golden Boot race with five goals, three against Algeria, two against Austria.

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Lionel Messi breaks the all-time FIFA World Cup goal record with 18 goals as crypto fan tokens surge and FIFA deepens its partnership with Kraken.

Kylian Mbappé of France has scored two goals to reach 16 for his World Cup career.

Kylian Mbappé scored twice in France's win over Iraq to reach 16 World Cup goals and move level with Miroslav Klose, trailing only Lionel Messi.

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Mbappé, 27, is 11 years younger than Lionel Messi and could still play in two or more World Cups as he strives to surpass the Argentine’s 18-goal tournament record.

Lionel Messi became the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer on June 22 to fire Argentina into the last 32 as France overcame weather chaos before advancing to the knockout…

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Messi's record-breaking display was the centerpiece of another gripping day of World Cup action where the star names once again shone the brightest.

Argentina, France and Norway advance to the knockout stages as Messi, Mbappe and Haaland continue to shine, scoring a brace each in their second fixtures of the group stage in a…

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France's second World Cup game belonged to Mbappé as he scored twice, moving into a tie for second in World Cup goals. Argentina won its second game against Austria, with two…

France’s Kylian Mbappé also scored two goals yesterday and is only two behind Messi now for the all-time World Cup scoring record, with a lot of tournament left to play.