Philadelphia, June 23 -- France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed captain Kylian Mbappe to eventually break the all-time FIFA World Cup goals record after the striker scored another double in France's 3-0 win over Iraq on Monday (local time).

Mbappe's third and fourth goals of the tournament took him level with Germany's Miroslav Klose on 16 World Cup goals, bringing him closer to the all-time benchmark.

Currently, Argentine legend Lionel Messi is leading the iconic list with 18 goals. Messi broke Klose's record after he scored a brace against Austria.

Coach Deschamps praised the 27-year-old forward's consistency and goal-scoring ability, while suggesting that more records are likely to follow.

"Well, records are there to be brok...