Mbappe beat Pele in World Cup goals

French national team striker Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday, June 16, surpassed the achievement of the legendary Brazilian football player Pele in the number of goals scored at the World Championships.

In the match of the first round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup against the Senegalese team, held in New York, the 27-year-old striker opened the scoring in the 66th minute. This goal was Mbappe's 13th at the world championships, which allowed him to beat Pele, who scored 12 goals.

At the end of the second half, Mbappe scored the second goal, which allowed him to catch up with German Gerd Muller in the number of goals at the world Championships. Only Brazilian Ronaldo and former German national team player Miroslav Klose scored more goals.

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