Mbappé strikes twice to mark his century as France reach knockout stages

During his 99th appearance for his country on 16 June, Mbappé scored twice against Senegal to equal and then eclipse Olivier Giroud's feats as France's record goalscorer.

Mbappé took his tally to 59 in the 15th minute of France's second game in Group I.

The 27-year-old picked up a pass from Michael Olise on the right hand side of the Iraq penalty area and powered a left-footed shot past the Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil.

Thunder storms delay game for two hours

Goal number 60 - his fourth of the 2026 tournament - came in the second half which followed a two-hour break due to the storm.

Spectators at Lincoln Field were ordered to evacuate the stands to wait for the lightning to pass as players remained in the changing rooms.

Ousmane Dembélé scored in the 66th minute to complete a comfortable outing for Didier Deschamps men who are among the favourites to lift the World Cup trophy on 19 July.

Mbappé's pyrotechnics took him to 16 goals during three World Cup tournaments.

France, who have six points, play their final game of the pool stages against Norway on Friday in Boston.

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Earlier on Monday, the Argentina skipper Lionel Messi broke Miroslav Klose's record of 16 strikes at the tournament with both goals in the 2-0 win over Austria. Lionel Messi scored his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup during Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria.

The success took the defending champions into the knockout stages from Group J.

"I'm very happy with this win," said Messi who is playing in his sixth World Cup.

 "It was a very important victory. It was a tough match, and one we've worked hard for. It gives us peace of mind going forward."