Players to watch: Harry Kane (England), Kylian Mbappe (France)

Harry Kane has taken his individual goal tally in World Cup history to 14, while Kylian Mbappe has set a new record by scoring 20 goals in the World Cup.

Shrawn 2, 2083

Kantipur Reporter

Players to watch: Harry Kane (England), Kylian Mbappe (France)

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England striker Harry Kane has scored 70 goals for club and country this season. The 32-year-old Kane is captaining England at the World Cup for the third time.

But this time England failed to progress beyond the semi-finals like they did in 2018. Kane has scored 6 goals each in 2018 and this World Cup. With this, he has reached 14 individual goals in World Cup history. He is joint fifth in the list of all-time top scorers. 

Under Kane's captaincy, England have reached the Euro Cup finals twice, but England have lost both times. He was called up to the England national team for the first time in 2015 after starting to score goals for Tottenham. Kane has scored 85 goals in 121 appearances for England. He is England's top scorer. 

He has scored 500 goals for club and country. He has scored a maximum of 280 goals for Tottenham. He joined Bayern Munich three seasons ago, where he has scored 98 goals in 94 games. He is England's top scorer in the Champions League, with 54 goals to his name.

Kylian Mbappe (France)

France striker Kylian Mbappe will have another chance to become the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup when he plays England in the third-place play-off. Mbappe has already scored eight goals in this World Cup. He is tied with Argentina's Lionel Messi on the all-time goalscoring list.

But Mbappe's goals have been falling short since France lost to Spain in the semi-finals. Mbappe was named the tournament's best young player with four goals in France's 2018 World Cup triumph.

At 19, he became France's youngest ever World Cup scorer, scoring against Peru. He also scored against Croatia in the final, making him the youngest player since Pele to score in a World Cup final. 

 

Mbappe scored 8 goals in the 2022 World Cup, including 3 in the final against Argentina. He is the second player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. He has scored 4 goals in World Cup finals.

With his 8 goals in this World Cup, he has scored 20 goals in total. He is only 1 goal behind Messi's 21 on the all-time scoring list. Mbappe, who made his debut for the French national team in 2017, has scored 64 goals in 105 matches. He is France's all-time leading scorer.

 

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