The French team entered their first match at the FIFA Days in November with no other mission than to win against Ukraine. If they win, Kylian Mbappe and his teammates will definitely secure a ticket to the 2026 World Cup, although Iceland is still persistent in chasing.
The final result was a 4-0 victory, with 13 points and a firm position at the top of Group D, 6 points ahead of Iceland while there was only 1 more qualifying round. In this victory, Mbappe still scored, even scoring twice. Not only did he score, the Real Madrid star also assist Hugo Ekitike in the 88th minute, giving the Liverpool striker the first goal of his career for Les Bleus.
Mbappe's second goal against Ukraine was his 55th for the French team. The record for the most goals for Les Bleus belongs to Olivier Giroud with 57 goals, which is easy for Mbappe to rush. It was also the 26-year-old striker's 400th career goal, making him only the third French player in history to reach this milestone. Before that, there were seniors such as Karim Benzema (503 goals) and Thierry Henry (411 goals).
When he scored his 400th goal, Mbappe was only 26 years and 328 days old. Thus, he has reached the 400 goal mark faster than many legends such as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Messi only needs 525 matches to score 400 goals while Mbappe's number is 537 matches.
Mbappe scoring for the French team is no longer a new thing, but don't forget not long ago, fans also questioned whether he had lost his love for the national team or not? When he first arrived at Real Madrid and could not catch up, Mbappe even missed 2 matches of Les Bleus in the fall of 2024. Mbappe has also gone through a streak of 7 consecutive matches without scoring any goals every time he is called up to the national team.
However, since the end of his dry spell with Spain in the Nations League semi-finals, Mbappe has scored in 6 consecutive matches against Les Bleus, the exact figures are 7 goals and 5 assists. With 18 goals in his first 16 matches for Real Madrid, this is the season in the best form of Mbappe's career.
"He's filled with happiness, everyone can feel it. When Mbappe reaches this level, all of our opponents are having trouble.
It's true that Mbappe has not scored in a few matches, but now he is very decisive. This season is very long, Mbappe will play many more matches and fortunately everything is still good. I hope Mbappe will continue to maintain this" - Didier Deschamps shared.
At the age of 19, Mbappe was the 2018 World Cup champion with a goal in the final. Four years later, he had a hat-trick in the final match of the 2022 World Cup at the age of 23.
Now, with only nearly 1 month left until his 27th birthday, with 400 goals and a World Cup ahead, Mbappe will certainly have more motivation to print his own record.
