New Delhi, June 23 -- Neither rain, nor lightning, nor a swampy field - and certainly not overmatched Iraq - could stop Kylian Mbappe.

Yeah, it got a bit messy on the pitch.

Weather aside, this game - as so many do for France - belonged to Mbappe as he tries to keep pace on the World Cup career goals list with new record holder Lionel Messi.

Mbappe scored twice to move into a tie for second in World Cup goals with 16, and France played through the tournament's first rain delay to beat Iraq 3-0 on Monday and advance to the knockout stage.

"I'm only thinking about helping my team," Mbappe said. "By helping my team, I score goals, and when you score goals, of course, you get closer to that kind of level."

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