Kylian Mbappe did what no player in the history of the World Cup has ever done. He has scored eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament.With his goal against Morocco in the quarterfinal on Thursday at the Gillette Stadium in Boston, Mbappé became the first player in the history of FIFA World Cup to score eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament. No one, not Pele, not Maradona, not Ronaldo, not even Messi has 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 surpassed eight again 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 his entire career in just 20 matches.The only players ahead of him on the all-time World Cup scoring chart are: Lionel Messiwho leads with 21 goals. But while Messi reached his tally of six World Cups in two decades, Mbappé reached 19 in just three tournaments, at the ages of 19, 23 and 27.The numbers are even more shocking the deeper you look. Mbappé has now scored in nine consecutive World Cup matches, a run that stretches back to the 2022 group stage. He is the only player in history to score three or more goals in the knockout stage in three different World Cups. And at 27, he has at least two more World Cups ahead of him.The record he broke on Thursday night previously stands as a shared benchmark as no player has reached 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 this year’s edition and five in 2014. Only Mbappé has crossed eight goals twice.France will face either Spain or Belgium in the semifinal in Dallas on Tuesday. Mbappé, who was substituted in the 77th minute against Morocco, is expected to be fit and ready.