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Kylian Mbappe sets a World Cup record with his 9th knockout round goal against Sweden
As he chases Lionel Messi for the all-time scoring record at the World Cup, Kylian Mbapp secured a record that Messi doesnt have on Tuesday against Sweden.Mbapps first-half goal was his ninth in a knockout round at the World Cup. That broke a three-way tie with Brazil players Lenidas and Ronaldo for the most in elimination games.Heres how Mbapp set the record just before halftime.WHAT A GOAL FOR MBAPP He slices through the Sweden defense to score his 5th goal of the tournament! pic.twitter.com/JePc6FZQJ4 FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 30, 2026The goal was Mbapps 17th overall in the World Cup and broke a tie with Germanys Miroslav Klose for the second-most all-time. Klose entered the 2026 World Cup as the record holder for most career goals in the tournament, but he was quickly passed by Messi after his hat trick in Argentinas first game against Algeria and a brace against Austria.Messi added another goal to his total in Argentinas group-stage finale against Jordan and currently sits two goals ahead of Mbapp with 19.Mbapp scored five goals in the knockout rounds of the 2022 World Cup. He had a hat trick in the final against Argentina after scoring twice in Frances Round of 16 win over Poland. In 2018, as France won the World Cup, Mbappe scored twice against Argentina in a Round of 16 win before adding a goal in a 4-2 win over Croatia in the final.
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