- Lionel Messi has become the World Cup's all-time top scorer (surpassing Miroslav Klose), recently notched a World Cup hat trick and — at 38 — became the oldest player to record one.
- Kylian Mbappé already has 16 World Cup goals (tied for second all-time) and is still adding to his total at the 2026 tournament, so the leaderboard could shift.
- Fun fact for conversation: Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup — all in that single tournament — a record that still stands.
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