{"id":215592,"date":"2026-07-01T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/mbappe-sets-world-cup-knockout-record-as-france-oust-sweden-espn\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:30:40","slug":"mbappe-sets-world-cup-knockout-record-as-france-oust-sweden-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/mbappe-sets-world-cup-knockout-record-as-france-oust-sweden-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbapp\u00e9 sets World Cup knockout record as France oust Sweden – ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> broke the record for most goals in World Cup knockout matches and moved within one of Lionel Messi<\/a>‘s overall tournament mark, as his two goals led France<\/a> to a dominant 3-0 win over Sweden<\/a> at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
The victory, France’s biggest in a World Cup knockout match since their 3-0 win over Brazil in the 1998 final, sets up a round-of-16 matchup against Germany<\/a>‘s conquerors, Paraguay<\/a>.
“I’m very aware of who I am, how I play, what I shall do, but it’s not just about me,” Mbapp\u00e9 said through a translator. “The entire team is aware of what should be done. It is a new competition that has started today. We did play well, but we were timid. We could have done better at the beginning.”
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Mbapp\u00e9 scored on a terrific individual effort in the 45th minute, following a brilliant crossover step.
That was the Real Madrid<\/a> star’s ninth goal in the knockout stage of the World Cup, breaking a tie with Brazilian greats Leonidas and Ronaldo for the most in the tournament’s history.
The 27-year-old Mbapp\u00e9 ran immediately to coach Didier Deschamps after scoring. This was Deschamps’ first game back on the sideline after missing the group stage finale against Norway<\/a> to fly back to Europe for his mother’s funeral.
“He knows that he will never be alone with us and we will support him,” Mbapp\u00e9 said.
But Mbapp\u00e9 wasn’t done. After Bradley Barcola<\/a> scored France’s second goal early in the second half, Mbapp\u00e9 added a classy third in the 74th minute, latching onto a perfectly weighted pass from Michael Olise<\/a> and finishing expertly into the far side of the net.
Mbapp\u00e9’s sixth goal of this year’s tournament tied him with Argentina<\/a> forward Messi in the race for the Golden Boot. With 18 goals in 18 World Cup games, he moved one behind Messi on the all-time scoring list. Messi has played in 29 World Cup games in his career.
Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
“We’re on a mission — so am I with them,” Deschamps said through a translator.
Olise also provided an assist on Barcola’s goal to move to five assists for the tournament, the most by a single player at a men’s World Cup since Thomas H\u00e4ssler for Germany in 1994.
“He does everything on the pitch,” Barcola said of Olise. “He works hard defensively and with the ball, he does great passes, brings danger and it’s a real pleasure to play with him.
“He has the capacity of scoring too and he came close, but it will come. He is a genius. I see him as a genius.”
Seeking to reach their third straight World Cup final, France will play Paraguay on Saturday in Philadelphia, and the winner advances to a quarterfinal against Canada<\/a> or Morocco<\/a> five days later at Foxborough, Massachusetts.
On a brutally hot afternoon at MetLife Stadium, site of the World Cup final July 19, France outshot Sweden 25-7, including 15-3 in the first half. It was 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), sunny and humid at the 5 p.m. kickoff with poor air quality. During the first-half hydration break, France defender Lucas Digne<\/a> let himself be doused by a sprinkler.
Mbapp\u00e9 hit a post in the 32nd minute, raising both hands in disgust, and France nearly went ahead four minutes later on Olise’s spectacular bicycle kick from just inside the penalty area, which also clanked off a post.
In the first World Cup meeting between the nations, Mbapp\u00e9 scored after goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstr\u00f6m<\/a> tipped Olise’s shot just outside the post.
Olise played a short corner kick to Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a>, who passed to Mbapp\u00e9 near the byline. Mbapp\u00e9 took a crossover step to get around Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/a>, and from just outside the 6-yard box sent a diagonal shot inside the far post for his 61st international goal.
Gustaf Lagerbielke<\/a> lost the ball ahead of France’s second goal. Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/a> passed to Olise, who nutmegged Lagerbielke, and Barcola took a centering touch and sent the ball past Zetterstr\u00f6m’s outstretched right hand.
Mbapp\u00e9 entertained the crowd with a backheel pass to Barcola in the buildup to France’s third goal. Barcola passed to Olise, who passed to Mbapp\u00e9 as the star sprinted into the penalty area. He steadied the ball with a touch and fired the ball inside the far post.
A crowd of 80,663 raised the record total for the expanded 104-match tournament above 5 million. A majority of fans wore France’s blue, with a pocket of them in Sweden’s yellow at one end.
“If we look at where we were not so long ago — we’re here and we’ve played in the World Cup,” Sweden defender Victor Lindel\u00f6f said. “We lost against one of the best countries in the world.”
Mbapp\u00e9 wasn’t quite ready to turn his attention to Paraguay.
“I’m looking forward to the changing room and the AC,” he said.
ESPN’s Julien Laurens, The Associated Press and ESPN Research contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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