Mbappé Sets World Cup Knockout Record as France Beat Sweden 3-0

Kylian Mbappé scored twice as France beat Sweden 3-0 at MetLife Stadium, setting a record for the most goals in World Cup knockout matches and setting up a Round of 16 tie with Paraguay.

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June 30, 2026 1 min read

Mbappé Sets World Cup Knockout Record as France Beat Sweden 3-0 — Kylian Mbappé in action for France at the 2026 World Cup. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Key Points

France beat Sweden 3-0 at MetLife Stadium to reach the Round of 16.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice, in the 45th and 74th minutes.
His brace gave him a record nine goals in World Cup knockout matches.
France next face Paraguay on July 4 in Philadelphia.

France reached the Round of 16, beating Sweden 3-0 at MetLife Stadium as Kylian Mbappé scored twice and set a World Cup record, ESPN reported. Mbappé struck in the 45th minute and again in the 74th.

The brace gave Mbappé a record nine goals in World Cup knockout matches, breaking the mark he had shared with Brazil's Leonídas and Ronaldo. It also lifted him to 18 goals in 18 career World Cup appearances — one behind Lionel Messi's all-time record — and to six for this tournament, level with Messi in the Golden Boot race.

At 27, Mbappé now holds the World Cup knockout scoring record outright, and France move on as one of the tournament favorites in a bracket that has already lost Germany and the Netherlands. Next comes Paraguay, Germany's conquerors, on July 4 in Philadelphia, as the expanded 48-team field narrows toward the quarterfinals.

Source: ESPN.