In the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, France defeated Sweden 3-0, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice. In 18 World Cup appearances, he has now contributed 18 goals and 4 assists.

Across those 18 matches, Mbappé has been directly involved in 22 goals in total—18 goals and 4 assists. In the all-time World Cup goal involvement ranking, he has surpassed several legends and now stands alone in second place.

Mbappé has overtaken Miroslav Klose (16 goals, 4 assists), Ronaldo (15 goals, 5 assists), Gerd Müller (14 goals, 6 assists), and Pelé (12 goals, 8 assists). He is now only behind Lionel Messi, who has scored 19 goals and provided 8 assists at the World Cup, directly contributing to 27 goals in total.