Kylian Mbappé continues to write history with the jersey of France. The French striker became Les Bleus’ all-time top goalscorer after scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Senegal at the 2026 World Cup.

Ironically, the record was broken as Olivier Giroud, its previous holder, was commentating the match live in the BBC Sport studio.

Giroud started the evening as France’s all-time top scorer with 57 goals. in 137 appearances. But everything changed in the second half of the match in New York/New Jersey.

Mbappé first equalized the record with the first goal in the 66th minute. Bradley Barcola then doubled France’s lead, while Senegal narrowed the deficit in extra time through Ibrahim Mbaye. However, Mbappé’s spectacle was not over.

The French star unleashed an incredible shot from distance, beating goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and scoring his 58th goal with the national team, an absolute record in the history of France.

With this double, Mbappé also reached the quota of 15 goals in World Cups, equaling the legends Ronaldo Nazário and Gerd Müller. Only Miroslav Klose remains ahead of him with 16 goals.

Just a few minutes after the end of the match, Giroud reacted live on the BBC and showed great class by congratulating his compatriot.

“Congratulations, Kylian, you did it. I’m really very happy for him. He played a fantastic second half and showed the team the way to victory,” Giroud declared.

Earlier in the evening, the former Arsenal and Chelsea striker predicted that Mbappé would break his own record and even believes he can reach 100 goals with France.

“It was expected. I’m happy he’s the one breaking the record. He’ll break every possible record, both in terms of appearances and goals. He can easily reach 100 goals and maybe even Klose’s World Cup record,” Giroud said.

England legend Wayne Rooney too. was impressed by Mbappé’s performance.

“He is an absolute superstar. You can have an ordinary first half and then explode like he did in the second. He is extraordinary. I have no doubt that during this World Cup he can become the best goalscorer in the history of World Cups,” said Rooney.

France will return to action on June 22 against Iraq before closing out the group stage. against Norway on June 26. /GazetaExpress/

Source: prizrenpost