Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, the French national team duo, repeated what Ronaldo and Rivaldo, the Brazilian national team duo, did in the World Cup.
Kylian Mbappé
Club: Real Madrid
Mbappé and Dembélé scored France's two goals in Yassine Bono's net in the second half during the 60th and 66th minutes.
Mbappé scored the first goal with a shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 60th minute, followed by Dembélé with a shot from outside the 18 in the 66th minute.
Mbappé raised his tally to 8 goals in the 2026 World Cup, while Dembélé reached the 5th goal.
Mbappé opens the scoring for the French national team ⚽🇫🇷#WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/x0wYGgbJ1U
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The French duo repeated what Ronaldo and Rivaldo did during the journey to winning the 2002 World Cup.
Ronaldo scored 8 goals at that time and Rivaldo 5 goals, leading Brazil to win the World Cup title for the fifth and last time in its history.
Ousmane Dembélé doubles the score for the French national team#WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/S4qGtfcNbh
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Mbappé reached 10 contributions in the 2026 World Cup edition with 8 goals and 2 decisive passes, equaling what he achieved in 2022, becoming the first player to do so since 1966.
Mbappé contributed in all matches of the 2026 edition, scoring two goals against Senegal, Iraq, and Sweden, two against each team, and assisted two goals against Norway, scored a goal against Paraguay, and scored and assisted against Morocco.
Mbappé rose to the top of the 2026 scorers' standings, tied with Lionel Messi, captain of Argentina.
He also reached the 20th goal in his World Cup career during 20 matches, one goal behind Messi at the top of the all-time scorers.
Meanwhile, Dembélé reached 5 goals during 5 matches in the World Cup, tied with Michel Platini, Olivier Giroud, and Zinedine Zidane.
The French national team is preparing to face the winner of the match between Spain and Belgium in the semi-finals.
