{"id":514023,"date":"2026-06-23T04:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=514023"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:05:22","slug":"mbappe-comments-messis-world-cup-top-scorer-record","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mbappe-comments-messis-world-cup-top-scorer-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbappe comments Messi\u2019s World Cup top scorer record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbappe claimed there is no personal battle with Leo Messi despite the 2 continuing to climb the World Cup scoring charts.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid forward scored a brace in a 3-0 victory against Iraq to tie Miroslav Klose as both had 16 World Cup goals, while his national team secured their place in the elimination phase with a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> consecutive triumph.<\/p>\n<p>With Lionel Messi only ahead of him at the moment with more goals scored at World Cups, Mbappe was asked about his rivalry with the Argentinian superstar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is rivalry,&#8221; Kylian insisted. \u201cMessi also scored, and he will continue to do that. I don\u2019t watch what Leo does, I only look at my team. When you score goals in the World Cup, it&#8217;s amazing, but for me, the most important thing is our team&#8217;s performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kylian scored his 2 goals against Iraq in his 100<sup>th<\/sup> appearance for the national team. France head coach Deschamps believes Mbappe will break more records.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc10\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc04&#39;\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc03 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc0f \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0b \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0b \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>World Cup topscorers:<\/p>\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 Lionel Messi \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 &#8211; 18 \u26bd<br \/>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 &#8211; 16 \u26bd<br \/>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Miroslav Klose \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea &#8211; 16 \u26bd<br \/>3\ufe0f\u20e3 Ronaldo \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 &#8211; 15 \u26bd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CYaBbSTv1p\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CYaBbSTv1p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 433 (@433) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/433\/status\/2069212828301492298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbappe claimed there is no personal battle with Leo Messi despite the 2 continuing to climb the World Cup scoring charts. 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