Mbappé Marked 100 Caps With A Brace vs Iraq, Taking His World Cup Tally To 16. France Reach 4th Straight knockouts Under

MBAPPÉ HITS 100 & 16: France Storm Into World Cup Knockouts With 3-0 Win Over Iraq

Les Bleus reach Round of 32 for 4th tournament in a row as captain breaks records despite 2-hour delay

OFFICIAL: France are through. Les Bleus booked their place in the World Cup Round of 32 with a commanding 3-0 victory over Iraq on Thursday, brushing off a bizarre two-hour weather delay at half-time like it never happened.

Kylian Mbappé led the way on his 100th France appearance. The captain scored twice to take his World Cup tally to 16 goals, level with Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazário. Ousmane Dembélé added a goal and an assist, while Michael Olise provided two assists as France made it 2 wins from 2 in the group stage.

History keeps coming for Mbappé.

At 27, Mbappé is rewriting the record books game by game:

1. 100th cap, 15th World Cup goal: He became only the 3rd player ever to score on his 100th international appearance, joining Miroslav Klose 2010 and Luis Suárez 2018.
2. Ronaldo Nazário level: His 15 World Cup goals put him alongside Ronaldo. Only Lionel Messi 18 and Klose 16 sit above him on the all-time list.
3. Captain’s impact: 3 World Cup goals as France captain now, matching Zinedine Zidane.

Scoring machine: His single-season hauls are unreal — 54 goals in 2022/23, 52 in 2023/24, and 51 in 2025/26. Only Just Fontaine’s 53 in 1957/58 and Philippe Gondet’s 51 in 1965/66 are close in French football history.

Deschamps’ France: Knockout specialists
This is France’s 4th straight World Cup reaching the knockout stage — a first in their history. Under Didier Deschamps, Les Bleus have won their opening two group games in all 4 tournaments he’s managed. Dominance, delivered.

The weather delay couldn’t stop them. Once play resumed, France picked up exactly where they left off and finished the job in style.

All-Time World Cup Top Scorers right now:*

1. Lionel Messi – 18
2. Miroslav Klose – 16
3. Ronaldo Nazário – 15
4. Kylian Mbappé – 15

At 27, Mbappé isn’t just chasing records. He’s catching legends.