Miami, July 18 -- France captain Kylian Mbappe created history by overtaking Lionel Messi to become the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history. The French star scored twice in the second half, with his second goal coming while 24 minutes remained, during France's 2026 World Cup third-place playoff against England in Miami on Saturday (local time).

The brace took Mbappe's World Cup tally to 22 goals, moving him one clear of Messi's 21.

After going into the break 4-0 down, France struck just three minutes into the second half. Dayot Upamecano played a perfectly weighted pass into the penalty area, where Kylian Mbappe kept his composure and slotted the ball into the bottom-right corner in the 48th minute, going level with Messi's 21-...