{"id":127677,"date":"2026-06-17T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127677"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:44:27","slug":"mbappe-breaks-french-scoring-record-in-frances-3-1-world-cup-win-against-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mbappe-breaks-french-scoring-record-in-frances-3-1-world-cup-win-against-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbapp\u00e9 Breaks French Scoring Record in France&#8217;s 3-1 World Cup Win Against Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 etched his name into French football history with a brace as France opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a convincing 3-1 victory over Senegal on Tuesday, becoming the country&#8217;s all-time leading goalscorer in the process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">France were made to battle for the points by a resilient Senegalese side that matched their opponents for long spells of the contest and kept the scoreline level heading into the halftime break.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The breakthrough finally arrived in the 66th minute when Mbapp\u00e9 latched onto a well-crafted attacking move and calmly slotted home to hand France a deserved lead.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With confidence growing, Les Bleus tightened their grip on the match, and substitute Bradley Barcola doubled the advantage late on with a composed finish after a swift counterattack.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senegal refused to give up and pulled a goal back through Ibrahim Mbaye in stoppage time, briefly threatening a late revival and setting up a tense finish.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Mbapp\u00e9 had the final say, restoring France&#8217;s two-goal cushion moments later with his second strike of the night to wrap up a convincing 3-1 victory for the former world champions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two-goal performance also marked a historic milestone for the Real Madrid forward, who became France&#8217;s all-time leading goalscorer, adding another remarkable achievement to his illustrious career.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The victory handed France an ideal start to their Group I campaign and reinforced their status as one of the tournament favourites, while Senegal will be hoping to bounce back quickly and revive their qualification hopes in their next outing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">France coach Didier Deschamps praised his captain\u2019s influence, saying Mbapp\u00e9 \u201conce again showed why he is decisive at the highest level and why he leads this team from the front.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mbapp\u00e9, who marked the night with a historic brace, described the win as \u201ca strong collective statement,\u201d adding that \u201cthe most important thing is starting well, but we must stay focused and keep improving as the tournament goes on.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By oscar Okhifo Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 etched his name into French football history with a brace as France opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a convincing 3-1 victory over&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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