Kylian Mbappe he has done what no player in the history of the World Cup has done before. He has scored eight or more goals in two different competitions.With his goal against Morocco in the quarterfinal on Thursday at Gillette Stadium in Boston, Mbappé became the first player in the history of the club. FIFA World Cup scoring eight or more goals in two different types of competition. No one, not Pele, not Maradona, not Ronaldo, even Messi had done it before.Mbappé scored eight goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, winning the Golden Boot despite France losing the final to Argentina on penalties. He has now surpassed eight in the 2026 edition, with his goal against Morocco taking his tally to eight in this tournament alone, giving him 20 World Cup goals in just 20 games.The only player ahead of him on the all-time World Cup charts is Lionel Messiwho leads with 21 goals. But while Messi managed to participate in six World Cups spanning twenty years, Mbappé reached the age of 19 in just three competitions, at the ages of 19, 23 and 27.The numbers will amaze me when you look deeper. Mbappé has now scored in nine consecutive World Cup matches, a run that begins at the 2022 tournament. He is the only player in history to score three or more goals in the knockout stages at three different World Cups. And at 27, he has two more World Cups ahead of him.The record he broke on Thursday night served as a shared benchmark as no player has ever scored eight goals in more than one World Cup. Gerd Muller scored ten in 1970 and four in 1974. Ronaldo scored eight in 2002 and three in 1998. Messi scored seven in 2022 and in this year’s edition five in 2014. Only Mbappé has now surpassed eight goals twice.France will face either Spain or Belgium in the semifinals in Dallas on Tuesday. Mbappé, who was substituted in the 77th minute against Morocco, is expected to be fit and ready.