Mbappé takes Golden Boot lead over Messi, level on 2026 World Cup goals and just one behind all-time record

Kylian Mbappé fired France into the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-finals with a 1-0 triumph implicit Paraguay successful utmost Philadelphia heat. His second-half penalty, pursuing a VAR decision, took him to 7 tourney goals and 19 vocation World Cup strikes, conscionable 1 down Lionel Messi’s record. Mbappé besides moves level successful the Golden Boot contention up of the Morocco clash.