Kylian Mbappe has scored twice to move past Pele and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, while Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1.
Mbappe had 14 touches in the scoreless first 45 minutes plus added time on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), the fewest of any player, then showed his brilliance when he put Les Bleus ahead in the 66th minute. After Jules Kounde and Michael Olise twice exchanged passes on the right flank, Olise made a diagonal pass as Mbappe burst past Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly.
Playing at a third World Cup, 27-year-old Mbappe turned onto the ball just outside the six-yard box and slid it past Edouard Mendy and inside the far post in New Jersey.
