Kylian Mbappé is just 27 years old.
But the French superstar is embarking on his third World Cup, and his latest run at glory begins later today as France takes on Senegal. And when they do, Mbappé’s prodigious track record has the forward on the cusp of several records on the sport’s biggest stage.
Here is every national and international record Mbappé can break at this year’s World Cup.
French national records Mbappé can break at the 2026 World Cup
Mbappé is on the verge of breaking several national records at the 2026 World Cup.
French National Team record goals
Mbappé enters the 2026 World Cup just one goal behind Olivier Giroud for the French National Team:
- Olivier Giroud: 57 Goals
- Kylian Mbappé: 56 Goals
- Thierry Henry: 51 Goals
- Antoine Griezmann: 44 Goals
- Michel Platini: 41 Goals
With just one goal, Mbappé would match Giroud atop the French record books, and a pair of goals would put Mbappé at the top of the list.
French National Team World Cup goals
In addition to becoming France’s all-time leading goal scorer, Mbappé can become the nation’s top goal scorer in World Cup matches this year. Just Fontaine currently holds that mark, as the French legend scored a stunning 13 goals in just six matches at the 1958 World Cup, a record that still stands for goals in a single tournament.
Here is where Mbappé stands on that list:
- Just Fontaine: 13 Goals
- Kylian Mbappé: 12 Goals
- Thierry Henry: 6 Goals
- Zinedine Zidane: 5 Goals
- Michel Platini: 5 Goals
- Olivier Giroud: 5 Goals
International records Mbappé can break at the 2026 World Cup
In addition to the French records Mbappé can break at the 2026 World Cup, he can also break some international records at the 2026 World Cup, or even add to one that he already holds.
With another standout run of play, Mbappé could become the all-time leading goal scorer in World Cup history.
Currently, that record is held by Miroslav Klose from Germany, who tops the list with 16 goals. Klose is followed by Ronaldo (15), Gerd Müller (14), and Lionel Messi, who is chasing that mark as well as he enters play with 13 World Cup goals on his legendary resume.
Here is where Mbappé stands on that list:
- Miroslav Klose: 16 Goals
- Ronaldo: 15 Goals
- Gerd Müller: 14 Goals
- Just Fontaine: 13 Goals
- Lionel Messi: 13 Goals
- Pelé: 12 Goals
- Kylian Mbappé: 12 Goals
All-Time World Cup Finals Goals
This is one record Mbappé already holds.
He could theoretically add to it this year.
Mbappé scored one goal in the 2018 World Cup Finals, when France defeated Croatia 4-2. He scored three more goals during the 2022 Finals, when France lost to Messi and Argentina on penalties.
Here is the list of all-time goal scorers in the World Cup Finals:
- Kylian Mbappé: 4 Goals
- Geoff Hurst: 3 Goals
- Vavá: 3 Goals
- Pelé: 3 Goals
- Zinedine Zidane: 3 Goals
- Gino Colaussi: 2 Goals
- Silvio Piola: 2 Goals
- Helmut Rahn: 2 Goals
- Mario Kempes: 2 Goals
- Paul Breitner: 2 Goals
- Ronaldo: 2 Goals
- Lionel Messi: 2 Goals
In the history of the World Cup, no player has won the Golden Boot twice.
Mbappé could change that this year.
The French star won the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup, thanks to the eight goals he scored in France’s run to the Finals. But if he were to win the Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup, he would become the first player in the over 90-year history of the World Cup to secure that honor twice.
