Record holder Kylian Mbappe becomes first player ever to score eight goals in two different FIFA World Cups

France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup quarter-final win over Morocco. (AP photo) Kylian Mbappe has done what no player in the history of the World Cup has done before. He scored eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament.With his goal against Morocco in Thursday’s quarter-final at Gillette Stadium in Boston, Mbappé became the first player in World Cup history to score eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament. No one, not Pele, not Maradona, not Ronaldo, not even Messi has ever done that before.Mbappé scored eight goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and won the Golden Boot despite France losing the final to Argentina on penalties. He already has eight in 2026 as his goal against Morocco took his tally to eight in this tournament alone, giving him 20 career World Cup goals in just 20 appearances.The only player ahead of him on the all-time World Cup leaderboard is Lionel Messi, who leads with 21 goals. But while Messi reached his tally at six World Cups spanning two decades, Mbappé reached 19 in just three tournaments at the ages of 19, 23 and 27.The deeper you look, the numbers are staggering. Mbappé has now scored in nine consecutive World Cup matches, a streak that extends to the group stage in 2022. He is the only player in history to score three or more goals in the knockout stages at three separate World Cups. And at 27, he still has at least two World Cups ahead of him.The record he broke on Thursday night was previously a shared benchmark as no player had ever reached eight goals in more than one World Cup. Gerd Muller scored ten in 1970 and four in 1974. Ronaldo scored eight in 2002 and three in 1998. Messi scored seven in 2022 and this year and five in 2014. Only Mbappé has now broken the eight-goal mark twice.France will face either Spain or Belgium in Dallas on Tuesday. Mbappé, who was substituted in the 77th minute against Morocco, is expected to be fit and ready.