After a quiet first half, Kylian Mbappe came alive in the second with two goals for France to help them beat Senegal 3-1 in their opening World Cup 2026 match in Group I.
The first was a lovely first-time finish into the far bottom corner to put France ahead, and the second was a thunderous strike from outside the box to make sure of the three points.
That brace saw Mbappe make history by overtaking Olivier Giroud as France's all-time top scorer (58), and he has now scored 14 goals in World Cup finals.
Ahead of France's second group match against Iraq, we have detailed Mbappe's standout stats and odds below.
Kylian Mbappe World Cup 2026 stats
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- Appearances: 1
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 0
- Yellow cards: 0
- Red cards: 0
- Shots per game: 4
- Pass success: 93.8%
- Aerials won: 0
- Fouls: 2
- Key passes: 0
- Fouled: 1
- Passes per game: 16
- xG: 0.81
Mbappe is one of a number of players with two goals in their opening game, but he trails Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race after the Argentine scored a hat-trick against Algeria.
He does not rank highly among other players at the World Cup for any other particular stat, but it is a small sample size with only one match played so far.
Kylian Mbappe World Cup 2026 odds
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The following are selected standout individual odds for Mbappe in France's World Cup 2026 group game against Iraq:
- To score anytime: 4/7
- To make an assist: 14/5
- To score last: 5/2
- To score first: 5/2
- To score a hat-trick: 12/1
- To score 2+ goals: 14/5
- To be shown a card: 18/1
- To be sent off: 150/1
- To be fouled: 3/10
- To foul: 11/8
- To score or assist: 2/7
- To be booked first: 40/1
Based off his performance against Senegal, some particular odds to consider are Mbappe to score first or last at 5/2, having opened and closed the scoring in France's 3-1 win, and Mbappe to score 2+ goals at 14/5.
The forward also committed two fouls against Senegal, so Mbappe to foul at 11/8 is also worth considering.