France's all-time leading goalscorer has cemented his place among the greatest players in history across his appearances at three editions of the tournament. Now firmly established as one of the competition's true legends, the Frenchman features prominently in numerous all-time rankings and boasts an impressive collection of individual records.
Mbappe made his World Cup debut at Russia 2018, aged 19. He went on to feature at the 2022 and 2026 editions.
Mbappe lifted the trophy at the 2018 World Cup under coach Didier Deschamps, after France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final.
Mbappe has appeared in two World Cup finals, winning one in 2018 and losing one in 2022 against Argentina (3-3 aet, 4-2 on penalties).
While Argentina’s Lionel Messi is the outright record holder for FIFA World Cup appearances with 30, Mbappe has become France's first-most capped player in the competition with 20 appearances. He is level with Hugo Lloris and ahead of ahead of Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and Raphael Varane.
After France's 3-0 victory over Sweden at World Cup 2026, Mbappe became the French player with the most wins in the tournament's history (15). His 16th triumph, against Paraguay, saw him draw level with Brazil's Cafu on the all-time list. Against Morocco in the quarter-final, he leveled with Miroslav Klose with 17 wins. Only Lionel Messi (20 wins) remains ahead of him.
During World Cup 2026, Mbappe moved into the top three of the all-time scoring chart. His double against Sweden in France's 3-0 win took him clear in second place, behind Lionel Messi (20 goals).
With eight knockout-stage goals to his name before the 2026 tournament, Mbappe was level with Brazil's Leonidas and Ronaldo. His brace against Sweden in France's 3-0 win in New York New Jersey took him clear at the top of the all-time ranking, before he extended the record to 11 goals with another against Paraguay and to 12 against Morocco.
After scoring in the win over Croatia in 2018 and netting a hat-trick against Argentina four years later, Mbappe is the outright leading scorer in the history of World Cup finals.
With eight goals at Qatar 2022, Mbappe finished top of the scoring charts ahead of Lionel Messi (7) and Olivier Giroud (4), earning the tournament's top-scorer award.
Following France's triumph at the 2018 World Cup, Mbappe received the FIFA Young Player Award, presented to the outstanding player at the tournament aged under 21.
Sources: FIFA Official
