Mbappé scores 19th World Cup goal against Paraguay

• Mbappé scored his 19th goal at the World Cup in the match against France — Paraguay in the round of 16, breaking the penalty-kick record at the 70th minute.
• AP notes that Mbappé’s goal at the tournament broke Lionel Messi’s record for the “Golden Boot.”
• In a FIFA “Golden Boot” race, as AP reports, the number of goals in the first place is the same as the number of goals in the second place.

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In the Round of 16 match France — Paraguay, Mbappé scored his 19th goal at the World Cup, opening the scoring with a penalty kick. AP reports that the goal came 70 minutes into the match, as in the video. Didier Deschamps’ team had already scored against the super-strong opponent.

As AP reports, Mbappé scored the penalty, beating goalkeeper Orlando Gillo, who had been in France’s lineup for a while. The material also notes that Mbappé is the best scorer of the tournament, which is why he has overtaken Lionel Messi in the “Golden Boot” race.

AP adds that Messi scored his 20th goal at the World Cup match against Argentina — the quarterfinal (3-2) in extra time. The material also notes that 39-year-old Messi has scored goals in record-breaking matches at World Cup tournaments, and the next match is named Erling Haaland — to score goals.

According to AP, the FIFA “Golden Boot” standings for the first place are set as the same number of goals, and the other — the same number of goals. The material also says that Mbappé has overtaken Antonin Griezmann in how many matches at the World Cup, with 20 matches.

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