Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are not only fighting it out to become top scorers of the competition, but they are also battling it out to become the greatest goalscorer in World Cup history. Messi started the tournament in Messi fashion, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria in the opening game. This has brought the icon’s total to 16 goals at the World Cup, equal to Miroslav Klose’s record.
The Battle For World Cup Supremacy
After last night’s match Kylian Mbappé scored another two goals to put his total up to 4 this tournament. If we look at the most deadly World Cup goalscorers in history, Messi leads the dance after scoring another 2 goals in Argentina’s win against Austria, leaving him top of the charts with 18 World Cup goals.
At 39 years of age and almost certainly Messi’s last ever World Cup tournament, he will be wanting to sign off in style with as many goals as possible in this tournament. Then you have Kylian Mbappé. He is playing in his 3rd World Cup tournament and has a record of 16 goals.
