Kylian Mbappé's scoring streak continues, fueling separate race with Lionel Messi

Kylian Mbappé continues his impressive offensive display at the World Cup, scoring the opening goal in France's match against Iraq. This strike brings his tournament total to three goals, intensifying his individual scoring battle with Lionel Messi, who leads with five goals.

Mbappé's goal was a powerful left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area, following a play initiated by Michael Olise. This goal marks a significant milestone in his World Cup career, adding to his previous tallies from the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

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Kylian Mbappé continues to show his offensive voracity.

With this latest goal, Mbappé has now scored 15 World Cup goals, drawing him level with Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario and placing him just one goal behind Germany's Miroslav Klose on the all-time list. Messi, his former PSG teammate, leads the historical chart with 18 goals.

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Mbappé reached three goals in the tournament and is two behind Lionel Messi in the tournament, and three in the historical table, which has the Rosario native at the top with 18 goals.

At 27 years old, Mbappé has a considerable advantage over Messi, who is 39. This suggests Mbappé has at least two more World Cup tournaments ahead of him to further extend his goal-scoring record.

The ongoing competition between these two football superstars, who were once teammates at Paris Saint-Germain, has become a captivating narrative within the tournament, highlighting their legendary status in the sport.

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Thus, the fight is fascinating and the scorers who were teammates at PSG are now in a legendary showdown.