Mbappe brace fires France to 3-1 win over Senegal in World Cup 2026 opener
Key takeaways
- Mbappe becomes France’s all-time top scorer with 58 goals and is two goals off record World Cup scorer Miroslav Klose.
- Mbappe darted across the penalty area to convert a brilliant Michael Olise pass on 66 minutes to break the deadlock in a contest in which France struggled badly in the first half, but came to life after the break.
- Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain then came off the bench to get the second late on, before his club colleague Ibrahim Mbaye pulled one back in stoppage time for Senegal.
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Mbappe becomes France’s all-time top scorer with 58 goals and is two goals off record World Cup scorer Miroslav Klose.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Kylian Mbappe acknowledges the crowd after France beat Senegal at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford [AFP]By AFPPublished On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France launched their bid for a third World Cup crown with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in Group I.
Real Madrid star Mbappe took his career World Cup goals tally to 14 – just two behind all-time leader Miroslav Klose – and Bradley Barcola was also on target as Les Bleus secured all three points for Didier Deschamps’ side on Tuesday.