Kylian Mbappe moved level with Lionel Messi on six World Cup goals after scoring twice in France's 3-0 win over Sweden. The result pushes his name into the conversation around the top World Cup scorers of all time, even if the broader all-time ranking is not laid out here.
Mbappe and Messi on six
Mbappe’s latest double did the damage. France beat Sweden 3-0, and his two goals took him to six at the tournament, matching Messi’s tally.
That puts the two forward names side by side in a race that is still framed by the World Cup Golden Boot. The comparison is direct: Mbappe has the number, and Messi remains the standard he has just caught.
Messi Will Score More
Mbappe did not stop at the numbers. He said, “Messi will score more goals,” even after drawing level with him.
That is the tension in the story. Mbappe has matched Messi, but he is still treating the gap as temporary. The quote keeps the rivalry alive without changing the current count, and it leaves Mbappe and Messi tied at six for now.
France in Sweden
The match itself was straightforward: two Mbappe goals, three for France, none for Sweden. The scoreline matters because it is the platform that moved him into the shared six-goal mark.
carried the piece under the title World Cup Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe says Lionel Messi will score more goals. The all-time World Cup scoring list is not given, so the clean takeaway is the tie at six and the way Mbappe now sits in the same bracket as Messi in the Golden Boot discussion.
For readers tracking the top World Cup scorers of all time, the next step is simple: watch whether Mbappe extends beyond six, while Messi is still projected by Mbappe himself to add more. For the moment, the numbers say they are level.
