Kylian Mbappé scores 58th France goal to set Watch Itv Live record
Kylian Mbappé scored twice to lead France past Senegal and become his country’s all-time leading scorer with 58 goals, a milestone that arrived after a slow first half and a much sharper finish. For anyone searching watch itv live, the bigger number is now France’s scoring record, with Mbappé moving ahead of Olivier Giroud.
Mbappé and Olise
Mbappé’s first goal came just after the hour from a Michael Olise pass, and his second arrived in added time past Édouard Mendy. The second strike sealed a match that had been keenly fought before fading into a procession, with France turning control into a scoreline that matched the gap in the final minutes.
Michael Olise was central to that shift. Didier Deschamps moved him more centrally after the break, and he said, “I thought it would give us more connection” and “The more Michael touches the ball the better it is. It created more danger.”
Deschamps' halftime reset
France needed the change. Senegal should likely have led at half time after Mike Maignan saved well from Sadio Mané and Ismaïla Sarr wasted a clear chance from 10 yards out. Deschamps said he had been “speaking my mind” after the first half, adding, “I am frank with my players, I tell them how things are.”
He was blunt about the turnaround too: “We could have done much better on many levels in the first half. I wasn’t shouting or screaming, I’ve grown wiser with age, but my players do have to make the right decisions in defending and come into their own when attacking.” France’s response was driven by cleaner structure and quicker circulation, not by a sudden change in personnel.
World Cup scoring
Mbappé’s record carried a second layer of weight because he is now the third highest goalscorer in World Cup history behind Ronaldo Nazario and Miroslav Klose. Deschamps called him “ruthlessly efficient,” and the description fit the way France survived a messy opening before Mbappé finished the job.
There was also a flashpoint when video footage seemed to suggest a foul after Mbappé burst down the right and forced Mané into a sliding challenge inside the penalty area. Alireza Faghani awarded a corner and did not change his decision after looking at the monitor, a call that left France with the advantage anyway once Mbappé scored again. For Senegal, the margin was a penalty decision away from becoming even harder to resist.
Mbappé now owns France’s scoring record and has done it while adding another rung to his World Cup standing. The performance asked for control in the first half and delivered it after the break; for France, that is the useful part, because the route to the record came through a match they had to solve rather than simply finish.
