France, June 23 -- During his 99th appearance for his country on 16 June, Mbappe scored twice against Senegal to equal and then eclipse Olivier Giroud's feats as France's record goalscorer.

Mbappe, who made his debut for his country on 25 March 2017 against Luxemburg, took his goal tally to 59 in the 15th minute of France's second game in Group I.

The 27-year-old picked up a pass from Michael Olise on the right hand side of the Iraq penalty area and powered a left-footed shot past the Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil. Thunder storms delay game for two hours

Goal number 60 - his fourth of the 2026 tournament - came in the second half which followed a two-hour break due to the storm.

Spectators at Lincoln Field were ordered to evacuate the s...