Philadelphia, June 23 -- France captain Kylian Mbappe joined German legend Miroslav Klose as the joint second-highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history after scoring twice during France's Group-stage clash against Iraq on Monday, June 22 (local time).

The 27-year-old forward took his overall World Cup tally to 16 goals, drawing level with Klose and moving within two goals of Lionel Messi's all-time record of 18 goals.

Mbappe first scored in the 14th minute to give France the lead against Iraq and reach 15 World Cup goals on his 100th international appearance. The move came down the right side, where he combined with Michael Olise. After the initial pass was blocked, Olise regained the ball and set up Mbappe at the edge of the box. Mb...