Philadelphia (United States), June 24 -- Kylian Mbappe has developed a habit of arriving early.
He won the World Cup at 19. He became France captain before turning 25. Last week, he broke his country's all-time scoring record.
On Monday, the 27-year-old reached 100 appearances for France and celebrated with two goals in a 3-0 victory over Iraq that sent Les Bleus into the World Cup knockout stage.
The milestone made Mbappe the youngest French player to reach a century of caps, less than nine years after his international debut.
"It's always a pleasure to be able to play on the national team. There's nothing bigger than the national team. One hundred, that's historic. All the more when it's the World Cup," Mbappe said before the match.
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