2026 World Cup: Kilian Mbappé Savors His Lead but Doesn’t Trust Lionel Messi
Kylian Mbappé ended his World Cup with the personal satisfaction of having scored double-digit goals in the tournament. With his two-goal performance Leo always scores. He’ll definitely score against Spain,” Mbappé told Fox Sports after the match. “I just try to help my team score every time. Of course, when you score so many goals at the World Cup, it elevates you to a certain level, but I was focused on other things.”
The French national team forward also tops the all-time World Cup scoring list with 22 goals, one more than the ever-present Lionel Messi: “I would have preferred not to be the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history and to have been able to play in the final,” remarked the Real Madrid striker.
In short, despite a statistically staggering World Cup, Kylian Mbappé is heading home deeply disappointed. He scored a lot of goals but failed to bring home the World Cup title he cared so much about.
