The French star Kylian Mbappé continued his remarkable brilliance in the 2026 World Cup competitions, to solely lead the tournament's all-time scorers, surpassing the Argentine Lionel Messi.
The "Hard Rock" stadium hosts the France-England summit at exactly twelve o'clock midnight in a match to determine the third and fourth places in the 2026 World Cup.
Mbappé tops the World Cup scorers of all time
Kylian Mbappé's total goals in the World Cup reached 22 goals, becoming the tournament's all-time top scorer, surpassing Lionel Messi.
The Argentine flea reached 21 after scoring 8 goals so far since the start of his journey in the World Cup currently held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
In a related context, Mbappé revived an exciting achievement in the World Cup during the 1970 edition, which witnessed a French player at the top of the all-time scorers ranking in the tournament, which is Just Fontaine with 13 goals.
The list of all-time World Cup scorers comes as follows..
Kylian Mbappé (France): 22 goals
Lionel Messi (Argentina): 21 goals
Miroslav Klose (Germany): 16 goals.
Ronaldo Nazário (Brazil): 15 goals.
Gerd Müller (Germany): 14 goals.
Harry Kane (England): 14 goals.
Just Fontaine (France): 13 goals.
Pelé (Brazil): 12 goals
The result of the England-France match indicates the Three Lions leading, with five goals to four, in the third and fourth place match in the 2026 World Cup.
The French national team had lost to Spain, two goals to nil, in the World Cup semi-final match, while the English national team lost to its Argentine opponent, two goals to one, in the same round.
France is playing the "bronze final" - as it is called - for the fourth time, after winning the same medal in 1958 against West Germany, and in 1986 against Belgium, while losing to Poland in 1982.
England will play for the bronze medal for the third time, after losing to Italy in 1990 and Belgium in 2018.
