There's a new World Cup all-time goalscorer, and it's not Lionel Messi. France's Kylian Mbappé has taken over the title with 22 goals across all tournament appearances. Messi surpassed the long-standing record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose with his two goals against Austria in Argentina's group-stage game on June 22. It came a week after Messi scored his first career World Cup hat trick in a win over Algeria, while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a hat trick at the tournament — passing Cristiano Ronaldo's feat from 2022 when he was 33 years old. But it was a matt...
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