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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. \u2014 Kylian Mbappe entered the 2026 World Cup knowing another strong tournament could make him the competition\u2019s all-time leading goal scorer.<\/p>\n

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At this rate, the Real Madrid superstar may get there next week.<\/p>\n

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Mbappe bagged an explosive second-half brace in France\u2019s 3-1 victory over Senegal in Tuesday\u2019s Group I opener to become France\u2019s all-time leading scorer with 58 goals, one ahead of Olivier Giroud.<\/p>\n

And by adding his 13th and 14th career World Cup goals, he moved past Pele and Lionel Messi and is within two of equaling Miroslav Klose for the all-time tournament record.<\/p>\n

If a reminder was needed, Tuesday showed the world Mbappe remains its most explosive player as he attempts to help his country reach a third straight World Cup final.<\/p>\n

\u201cKylian was very efficient. Ruthlessly efficient,\u201d France manager Didier Deschamps said of his captain through an interpreter. \u201cHe\u2019s an iconic player. I\u2019ve always said that. He can from time to time miss a game or two, but on one action, he really is able to tip the scales.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not to say the 27-year-old was a one-man show. Michael Olise\u2019s inspired play early in the second half \u2014 and Deschamps\u2019 decision to play him more centrally \u2014 might have even been more critical to Les Bleus\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n

But after looking adrift from his teammates at times before the break, Mbappe\u2019s second half reassured the world he remains a supernatural force for his country, even if his club existence in Madrid has become fraught of late.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say he doesn\u2019t defend enough. Well, he\u2019s not here to defend,\u201d Deschamps said. \u201cHe does a lot for the group. On the outside, you can think he\u2019s selfish. Well, that\u2019s your opinion. I\u2019m very happy for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Said Mbappe, \u201cIt\u2019s no relief. If I start to think about all people who criticize me all the time, I\u2019ll never stop. No, I play for my country, I play for my team to go all the way to the finals, and the rest is just parts of my character.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps the occasional accusations of selfishness in Spain \u2014 as if averaging 40 goals per season is bad for your club \u2014 stem from how simple he makes the difficult appear.<\/p>\n

It was so against Senegal.<\/p>\n

On his first goal in the 66th minute, Mbappe made a diagonal run toward the near corner of the 6-yard box to reach Olise\u2019s pass, then sliced a deceptively difficult first-time low finish across his body, guiding it perfectly between the charging frame of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and the far left post.<\/p>\n

On his second in second-half stoppage time, Mbappe hung just close enough by to be an option as Olise took on seemingly all of Senegal\u2019s midfield. When the ball came to him, he coolly turned and unleashed a ballistic strike that Mendy must have thought was savable until it wasn\u2019t, knuckling ever further away from his outstretched arms.<\/p>\n

Barring something catastrophic, Klose\u2019s record may now be a matter of when rather than if. The moment could come as early as Monday in Philadelphia, when France tackles an Iraq side likely to be its easiest opponent, and one that conceded multiple goals on four occasions in the third round of AFC qualifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re not fully started yet,\u201d said Mbappe in potentially frightening words for future opponents. \u201cBut it\u2019s good to start off with a win. We can\u2019t stop worrying. \u2026 No one is protected from surprises. But this will help.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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