French striker set mark for most goals scored in a single tournament at the 1958 finals in Sweden

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.

French striker set mark for most goals scored in a single tournament at the 1958 finals in Sweden

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.

French striker set mark for most goals scored in a single tournament at the 1958 finals in Sweden

Just Fontaine has reigned as the World Cup's record scorer at a single tournament since 1958. But with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland each piling on the goals for…

The long-standing single-tournament record of 13 goals set in 1958 by France’s Just Fontaine appears vulnerable.