France 3-1 Senegal Stats: Kylian Mbappé Hits Brace to Move Closer to World Cup Goalscoring Record

After Kylian Mbappé scored twice to fire France to victory, check out the best Opta facts, stats and data from the game with our France vs Senegal stats page

Kylian Mbappé is now France’s all-time top scorer after he overtook Olivier Giroud’s record in a 3-1 win over Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Mbappe scored his 57th and 58th goals for his country, rallying Didier Deschamps’ team in the second half, with help from Bradley Barcola, to earn France a win in their first game in Group I.

A slow game sparked to life in the 25th minute when Nicolas Jackson fired against the foot of the left post. Mike Maignan also got a stroke of luck as the rebound hit his foot and rolled wide of the post.

Senegal’s best chance came on the stroke of half-time, though, as Sadio Mané’s low pull-back was met by an unmarked Ismaïla Sarr, but he blazed over the crossbar.

And the half-time break was exactly the reset France needed as they came back out on a mission, and on the hour, they thought they had a penalty after Mané slid in on Mbappé, but referee Alireza Faghani pointed for a goal-kick after a trip to the monitor, much to Les Bleus‘ bewilderment.

It took just six minutes for Mbappé to shrug off that disappointment, though, as he raced on to Olise’s low throughball and fired it past Édouard Mendy’s outstretched arm on the turn to get his 13th World Cup goal.

Jackson rifled the ball into the roof of the net just two minutes later, but he set off too early and was denied by the flag, and France made sure of the win in the 82nd minute, with Adrien Rabiot brilliantly slicing open Senegal’s defence to pick out Barcola, who dinked his lovely shot over Mendy.

However, there was still late drama as Senegal pulled one back through Ibrahim Mbaye from a tight angle, but their hope lasted just 68 seconds as Mbappé rifled in a stunning strike from distance to become France’s leading scorer.

Senegal almost pulled a second goal back with one of the last kicks of the game when Aurélien Tchouaméni’s attempted block looped towards goal, but Maignan just clawed it off the line in time.

Mbappe Writes his Name into the History Books

It was only a matter of time before Mbappé surpassed Giroud’s tally, and given his World Cup record, it should be no surprise that he took it for himself on the biggest stage.

But that is not the only record he broke. He is now France’s all-time top scorer at the World Cup, too (overtaking Just Fontaine’s 13 goals), and is only two away from equalling Miroslav Klose’s tally of 16.

There is no denying that France rode their luck in the first half, though, with their front three having just one touch in the Senegal match between them before the break (Mbappé).

And they have been saved by their woodwork five times in the World Cup since 2022 and six times since 2018, both the highest such tallies in the competition.

France have some real firepower in reserve, though, with Barcola coming on to score on his World Cup debut, taking just 131 seconds to grab his goal.

Senegal look to have a superstar in the making of their own; at 18 years and 143 days, Mbaye became the youngest African scorer at the tournament.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the France vs Senegal stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I meeting at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 16 June.

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well. 

France vs Senegal: Post-Match Opta Facts

• Kylian Mbappé has surpassed Olivier Giroud (57) to become France’s all-time leading goalscorer with 58 goals, while also overtaking Just Fontaine (13) as the nation’s top scorer in FIFA World Cup history, now reaching 14 goals in the competition.
• Kylian Mbappé became the third player to score for France in three different FIFA World Cup editions (2018, 2022 and 2026), joining Michel Platini and Dominique Rocheteau, who both achieved the feat between 1978 and 1986.
• At 18 years 143 days, Senegal’s Ibrahim Mbaye became the youngest African goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup and the second youngest player to score on his debut in the competition after Spain’s Gavi (18yrs 110d) in 2022.
• Bradley Barcola (23yrs 287d) is the youngest Frenchman to score on his FIFA World Cup debut since Thierry Henry (20yrs 299d) in June 1998.

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