Qatar 2022: Mbappe sets eye on Messi and Ronaldo record against Poland
The Poland defence will have their hands full trying to stop the Paris Saint-Germain forward, who has 14 goals in his last 12 matches for France
France superstar Kylian Mbappe is proving the man to stop at the 2022 World Cup and he has records set by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in his sights against Poland this afternoon.
France headed into Qatar as pre-tournament favourites to become only the third country to win back-to-back World Cup finals.
Didier Deschamps' squad was then hit with a number of injuries with Karim Benzema, Lucas Hernandez, N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Mike Maignan all being ruled out.
That didn't stop them from looking at their best in their opening two group games and Mbappe has led the charge for Les Blues.
He's already grabbed three goals in just two starts and would have been frustrated not to have started France's final group game against Tunisia.
But the 23-year-old will be back in the starting XI for France's last-16 clash with Poland this afternoon.
The Poland defence will have their hands full trying to stop the Paris Saint-Germain forward, who has 14 goals in his last 12 matches for France.
But it's at the World Cup where Mbappe may well etch his name into folklore and already has a chance to better the tallies of both Ronaldo and Messi.
The two sporting icons have only managed eight total World Cup goals each in their entire careers.
Mbappe is already on seven, matching Pele's record for most World Cup goals scored before turning 24.Kraków-Małopolska 2023 - 199 days Chengdu 2021 - 236 days Hangzhou 2022 - 293 days Santiago 2023 - 320 days Paris 2024 - 601 days Milan Cortina 2026 - 1161 days
