Kylian Mbappé

Analysis: Mbappe delivered a match-winning brace in Tuesday's 3-1 World Cup victory over Senegal, breaking the deadlock in the 66th minute off a feed from Michael Olise before putting the game on ice with a sensational strike deep into stoppage time. After a rough opening half in which he struggled to settle in, miscontrolled several balls and never found his usual rhythm, the French star flipped the script after the break with his explosive pace and relentless movement. The two goals moved him past Olivier Giroud as France's all-time leading scorer with 58 goals in 99 caps, while his World Cup tally now stands at 14 across three tournaments, surpassing Just Fontaine's 13 from a single edition, and he'll look to keep rolling in the next group match as he chases both Miroslav Klose and Lionel Messi, who scored a hat-trick against Algeria, with both legends sitting on 16 World Cup goals.

May 27, 2026

Chasing World Cup glory

Mbappe has been named in France's World Cup squad and heads into the tournament as arguably the best finisher in the world after a difficult season in which he scored 42 goals across all competitions for Real Madrid.

Analysis: Mbappe closed out a remarkable but demanding campaign by cementing himself as one of the premier finishers on the planet alongside Harry Kane, blending elite pace, clinical finishing, creativity, and leadership into a complete attacking force that tormented defenses all season long. He will be the central piece of France's entire attacking blueprint, with his game-breaking ability to flip matches on its head making him the most dangerous player in the tournament. With the World Cup set across North America, Mbappe arrives hungry to secure a second world title and further lock in his case as one of the greatest to ever do it. The only real noise around him comes off the pitch, where he has faced criticism in recent months, but he has consistently been a different player on the World Cup stage, and there is little doubt he will show up at his highest level once kickoff hits, whether deployed as a number nine or off the left wing.

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