Mbappe Broke the World Cup Scoring Record and Still Lost
Kylian Mbappe scored twice to become the World Cup's all-time leading scorer, then watched England erase a four-goal deficit to beat France 6-4.
Kylian Mbappé
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Mbappe Took the Record. Messi Plays Tonight.
Mbappe broke Messi's all-time World Cup scoring record Saturday with his 22nd goal. Now Messi gets to answer — tonight, in the Final, in New Jersey, at 39.
Mbappe Goes Home Empty. Again.
Spain's 2-0 win over France sends La Roja to the World Cup final. Mbappe goes home scoreless while Oyarzabal and Porro deliver for Spain.
Yamal Just Made Mbappe Look Old
Spain beat France 2-0 in the World Cup semifinal. Lamine Yamal dominated. Mbappe disappeared. This wasn't a rivalry. It was a changing of the guard.
Ester Expósito Didn't Come to Dallas
Mbappé is playing the biggest match of his World Cup. His girlfriend has 24 million followers and is in Los Angeles. That's not an accident.
Spain Let One Goal In Seven Matches. Mbappe Has Eight.
Spain has conceded one goal in seven World Cup matches. Mbappe has eight goals in six. One of those numbers doesn't survive Tuesday in Dallas.
The Golden Boot Number Nobody's Talking About
Messi and Mbappé are tied on 8 goals. Mbappé leads the Golden Boot by one assist. Here's what the data says about the race going into the semis.
Spain and France Meet Again. Of Course They Do.
Spain and France meet in the World Cup semifinal July 14. Yamal turns 19 the day before. Mbappé has 8 goals. The bracket spent three weeks lying to us.
France Is the Only Honest Bet Left at the 2026 World Cup
France went from +500 to +130 and the sharps were right all along. Mbappé has eight goals. The bracket makes sense now. This is why.
France Built This. We Bought Our Way to 4-1.
France just put two players with 5+ goals in the same World Cup — a feat not seen since Brazil 2002. The US went home 4-1. The infrastructure gap explains both.
The 2026 World Cup Golden Boot Race Is Breaking My Brain
Messi, Mbappe, and Haaland just created the most insane Golden Boot race in World Cup history — and the quarterfinals are about to destroy at least one of them.
France vs. Morocco Is the World Cup's Best Story
France has 14 goals and Morocco hasn't lost in five games. This isn't just a quarterfinal — it's the same two teams, four years later, with everything different.
Mbappé, Messi, and the Most Loaded Number in Soccer
Kylian Mbappé has 18 World Cup goals, one behind Lionel Messi's all-time record of 19. Tonight vs. Paraguay, the most loaded number in soccer is on the line.
The One Tactical Problem Paraguay Can't Solve
France has 13 goals in 4 matches and Mbappe has 6. Paraguay just beat Germany with defensive brilliance. The numbers say it's not close. The tournament says trust nothing.
Dembele Scored a Hat Trick in 32 Minutes. The Second-Biggest France Story Was a Pink Dress.
Ousmane Dembele scored a hat trick in 32 minutes. The second-biggest France story today is Mbappe's girlfriend dancing before kickoff. This is the WAG economy.
Ester Expósito Is Not Mbappe's Girlfriend. She's the Story.
Ester Expósito had 24 million followers before she ever met Mbappe. At the 2026 World Cup, she's the crossover audience story sports media refuses to tell.
The Golden Boot Race Is the Best Story at the 2026 World Cup
Haaland has 4 World Cup goals in 2 games. Messi has 5. The 2026 Golden Boot race is at a historic pace — and Haaland meets Mbappe on Friday.
Mbappe's 100 Caps Rewrites the Whole Conversation
Kylian Mbappe earns his 100th France cap today at 27, with 58 goals and a better rate than Messi at the same age. The 'next Messi' frame is officially over.
Mbappe's Girlfriend Has 24M Fans You've Never Met
She had 24M Instagram followers and a Netflix series. Mbappe made Ester Exposito the World Cup most-searched woman. She was already famous anyway.
Ester Expósito Didn't Do Anything Wrong
The Ester Exposito Mbappe petition backlash reveals how mobs perform nationalism through a woman's body and call it fandom.
48 Teams. 104 Games. FIFA Wins. You Watch.
FIFA expanded the World Cup to 48 teams and called it inclusion. I call it 104 games, a bloated group stage, and a commercial product dressed up as a tournament.