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Limits RegistryFrance's Kylian Mbappé raised his career World Cup tally to 22 goals at the 2026 tournament in North America, scoring 10 times there after 4 goals in 2018 and 8 in 2022. He passed Miroslav Klose's long-standing 16 and Lionel Messi's total during the tournament.
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France's Kylian Mbappé raised his career World Cup tally to 22 goals at the 2026 tournament in North America, scoring 10 times there after 4 goals in 2018 and 8 in 2022. He passed Miroslav Klose's long-standing 16 and Lionel Messi's total during the tournament.
The greatest number of goals scored by an individual player across all men's FIFA World Cup final tournaments (excluding penalty shoot-outs).
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Limits Registry. LR-MOST-FIFA-WORLD-CUP-GOALS-CAREER. Most career goals at the men's FIFA World Cup. 2026.