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Mbappé Breaks Men's World Cup Goal Record but Says He Would Have Preferred Reaching the Final
Kylian Mbappé has scored 22 goals across World Cup matches, surpassing the previous record. The French forward said he would have traded the milestone for a place in the final.
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Kylian Mbappé has broken the all-time men's World Cup goalscoring record with 22 goals in tournament matches. Mbappé stated after the achievement that he would have preferred a different outcome. “To be honest, I would have preferred to NOT be top-scorer and be in the World Cup final,” he said.
The 22 goals place Mbappé ahead of all previous players in the competition's history for men. The record update comes from match data compiled across multiple World Cup appearances.
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