How many goals has Kylian Mbappe scored this World Cup? Latest update

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French star Kylian Mbappe has continued his sterling and spectacular 2026 World Cup run with a 60th-minute goal against Morocco on Thursday, July 9 in the quarterfinals. His gem in the match gives him 8 for this World Cup, more than half of France's 15 total goals.

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Mbappe and superstar Lionel Messi are in locked in a battle for the World Cup all-time goals record and the battle for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament.

Even if Mbappe doesn't break Messi's all-time scoring record this World Cup, he'll almost certainly do so at the next tournament since Messi is competing in his final World Cup for Argentina.

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How many World Cup goals does Mbappe have?

Mbappé entered Thursday's quarterfinal match against Morocco with 19 career World Cup goals, and his 20 is now is just behind Messi's 21.

"I don’t think about it that way," Mbappé said after France's round of 16 match when asked in Spanish about his record-shattering pace. "Of course, I know all the stats and what people are saying – I watch TV, too – but I think only about how I can help my team, to be here once more on July 19 for the final."

He now has eight goals at the 2026 World Cup, which is tied for most in the tournament with Messi.

His goal against Morocco came in the 60th minute on a strike from just inside the box to give France a 1-0 lead that it would build upon seven minutes later.

Mbappe's goal barrage ended later in the game when he was taken off in the 76th minute with France leading Morocco 2-0.

How many World Cup knockout goals does Kylian Mbappe have?

Mbappé now has 12 career goals in the knockout round of the World Cup, which is the most in the tournament by a single player. He scored one goal (a penalty) in the round of 16, and two in the round-of-32 win over Sweden on Tuesday, June 30 at MetLife Stadium.

World Cup top scorers in history

Players in bold are still active

21 – Lionel Messi, Argentina

20 – Kylian Mbappé, France

16 – Miroslav Klose, Germany

15 – Ronaldo, Brazil

14 – Gerd Muller, West Germany

14 – Harry Kane, England

13 – Just Fontaine, France

12 – Pele, Brazil

11 – Sandor Kocsis, Hungary

11 – Jurgen Klinsmann, West Germany and Germany

11 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal

10 – Helmut Rahn, West Germany

10 – Gary Lineker, England

10 – Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina

10 – Teofilo Cubillas, Peru

10 – Thomas Muller, Germany

10 – Grzergor Lato, Poland

World Cup knockout round format

The World Cup becomes a single-elimination tournament once the knockout stage begins. The 32 remaining teams have been placed into a bracket, and the field will halve itself during each ensuing round of the tournament until a winner is crowned.

The lone exception is that the two semifinal losers will play in a third-place game ahead of the World Cup final.

Full World Cup knockout stage bracket, matchups, schedule

Round of 16

  • July 4: France def Paraguay - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
  • July 4: Morocco def Canada - Houston
  • July 5: Norway def Brazil - East Rutherford
  • July 5: England def Mexico - Mexico City
  • July 6: Spain def Portugal - Arlington
  • July 6: Belgium def USA - Seattle
  • July 7: Argentina def Egypt - Atlanta
  • July 7: Switzerland def Colombia - Vancouver

Quarterfinals

  • July 9: FRA vs. MRC - Foxborough
  • July 10: ESP vs. BEL - Inglewood
  • July 11: NOR vs. ENG - Miami
  • July 11: ARG vs. SWI - Kansas City

Semifinals

  • July 14: Foxborough/Inglewood winners - Arlington
  • July 15: Miami/Kansas City winners - Atlanta

Final

  • July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

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