Kylian Mbappé sparks France with two goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at the World Cup

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GUARDIAN MEDIA NEWSROOMJournalist at Guardian

June 16, 2026

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Kylian Mbappé sparks France with two goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at the World Cup

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Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1 Tuesday.

Mbappé had 14 touches in the scoreless first half, the fewest of any player, then showed his brilliance when he put Les Bleus ahead in the 66th minute. After Jules Kounde and Michael Olise twice exchanged passes on the right flank, Olise made a diagonal pass as Mbappé burst past Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly.

Mbappé turned onto the ball just outside the 6-yard box and slid it past Édouard Mendy and inside the far post.

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