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France’s Kylian Mbappé Makes His World Cup Mark With Historic Start

  • Kylian Mbappé scored twice to pass Pelé on the World Cup goals list, became France’s all-time top scorer (58), and now has 14 World Cup goals — creeping toward the tournament record.
  • He’ll play his 100th game for France soon, could overtake Deschamps and even Hugo Lloris in caps down the line, and didn’t rule out a future move to MLS.
  • Iraq’s coach joked about needing “three goalkeepers” to stop him, and Iraq earned praise for cleaning their locker room and leaving a “Thank you, Boston” note.
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