Mbappe Just Broke France's Scoring Record. Senegal Was There.

Kylian Mbappe is now the top dog in French goal-scoring history. Fifty-eight goals. Wrap your head around that. Les Bleus staggered through the first 45 minutes against Senegal on Tuesday in New Jersey, looking frankly awful. Then the second half arrived, and Mbappe decided to show up.

He matched Olivier Giroud's 57-goal mark with a quick strike off Michael Olise's pass. Then, deep in stoppage time, he went one better. A screamer from 30 yards out. His 58th international goal. No doubt which one was the highlight reel material.

That 3-1 win? Not exactly a stroll. France managed a grand total of one shot in the entire first half, even with Mbappe, Olise, Ousmane Dembele, and Desire Doue on the pitch. Senegal, meanwhile, looked sharper. Ismaila Sarr should've buried one from six yards in first-half stoppage time, but somehow put it over. Mbappe himself seemed off. Touches went astray. Moves died. Even VAR turned against him on a controversial foul call against Sadio Mane. The ref, Alireza Faghani, decided Mbappe was the aggressor. Hilarious.

Bradley Barcola chipped one in, giving France a bit of breathing room. Then Ibrahim Mbaye, the Senegal substitute supposedly 'the next Mbappe,' pulled one back. For two minutes, there was doubt. Then that thunderous long-ranger from the *original* Mbappe settled it.

Oh, and the World Cup record book? He's making a mess there too. Fourteen World Cup goals already. He's now tied with Germany's Gerd Müller. Only Ronaldo (15) and Miroslav Klose (16) are ahead. He just started this tournament, folks.

Mbappe, post-match: "I play to make my mark on my country's history. The rest will simply be part of who I am and my career."