Mbappe, Deschamps break World Cup records in Sweden thrashing
Key takeaways
- With his fifth and sixth goals at the tournament, Mbappe pulls even with Messi in the Golden Boot race.
- Mbappe opened the scoring on Tuesday in the 45th minute, cutting in from the left and driving a fierce shot inside the far post.
- The French captain sealed the win in the 74th minute, racing onto another incisive Olise pass to beat the offside trap and curl a first-time effort beyond the keeper.
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With his fifth and sixth goals at the tournament, Mbappe pulls even with Messi in the Golden Boot race.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Kylian Mbappe has been in record-breaking form at the FIFA World Cup 2026 [Jewel Samad/AFP]By Anushe Engineer and Reuters Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Kylian Mbappe and Didier Deschamps reached new FIFA World Cup milestones as the captain and coach guided France to an easy 3-0 win over Sweden in East Rutherford and entered, unsurprisingly, the round of 16.
Mbappe opened the scoring on Tuesday in the 45th minute, cutting in from the left and driving a fierce shot inside the far post. Michael Olise turned provider eight minutes into the second half, threading a pass through for Bradley Barcola, who fired into the top corner to double the lead.