MOSCOW July 20 - Football News: French national team striker Kylian… (мбапп · чемпионат · мир)
MOSCOW July 20 - Football News: French national team striker Kylian Mbappé topped the list of top scorers at the 2026 World Cup and became the first player to achieve this feat on two consecutive global tournaments — in both the current edition and 2022.
Consensus
- Kilian Mbappé became the top scorer of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Mbappé scored 10 goals in eight matches during the tournament.
- Lionel Messi was the second-highest scorer with nine goals.
- The final match was played on Sunday, July 19, in New York.
- Spain won the final against Argentina by a score of 1–0 after extra time.
- Ferland Torres scored the winning goal in the 106th minute.
Points of divergence
- Mbappé became the best scorer of the 2026 World Cup after the final match between Spain and Argentina, which ended with a 1:0 victory for Europe's team. — vm
- Mbappé is the first player in 56 years to score more than eight goals in a single World Cup tournament, surpassing Gerd Müller as the last such player. — vesti
- Mbappé became the first player to be top scorer at two consecutive FIFA World Cups (2022 and 2026). — vesti
- Luis de la Fuente, Spain's head coach, became the third manager in history to win both a World Cup and a European Championship. — vm
- Mbappé has played more matches at FIFA World Cups than Diego Maradona. — vesti
- Since 2024, Mbappé has played for Real Madrid and won the Spanish Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in the 2024/25 season. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Kylian Mbappé becomes top scorer of the World Cup — Вечерняя Москва
- Mbappe becomes the first footballer to be top scorer in two consecutive championships — Вести
- Mbappe Surpasses Messi in World Cup Top Scorer List — Вести
- Mbappé with 9 goals at the 2026 World Cup repeats a feat from five decades ago — Вести