Lionel Messi Leads World Cup Scoring Chart as Mbappé Trails

Lionel Messi remains the sole player with five goals in the Qatar World Cup, topping the scoring list ahead of Kylian Mbappé, who has four. Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior matched Mbappé’s tally with a brace in the 3‑0 win over Scotland, also reaching four goals. Other notable scorers with three goals include Deniz Undav, Ismael Saïbari, Johan Manzambi, Jonathan David and Matheus Cunha.

After France’s victory over Iraq, Mbappé was asked about a rivalry with Messi. He replied, “There is no saga. Leo always scores, scores and will always score. I don’t look at what he does, I look at my team.” Both Argentina and France have secured qualification to the knockout stage, with upcoming group matches – Argentina versus Jordan and France versus Norway – set to decide the Group I winner.