{"id":15769,"date":"2026-06-17T22:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=15769"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:05:11","slug":"france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife\/","title":{"rendered":"France 3\u20131 Senegal: Mbapp\u00e9 Makes History at MetLife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 50th goal of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 was scored in this match. Other than being a milestone in itself, it was also Kylian Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s 58<sup>th<\/sup> international goal, making him France&#8217;s All-Time Top Scorer.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife\/#First_Half_Senegals_Statement\" title=\"First Half: Senegal&#8217;s Statement\">First Half: Senegal&#8217;s Statement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife\/#Mbappes_Moment\" title=\"Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s Moment\">Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s Moment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife\/#Barcolas_Chip\" title=\"Barcola&#8217;s Chip\">Barcola&#8217;s Chip<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife\/#Late_Drama_Mbaye_Then_Mbappe\" title=\"Late Drama: Mbaye, Then Mbapp\u00e9\">Late Drama: Mbaye, Then Mbapp\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-3-1-senegal-mbappe-makes-history-at-metlife\/#What_This_Means\" title=\"What This Means\">What This Means<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France beat Senegal 3\u20131 at the New Jersey Stadium in a match that twisted and turned, threatened to go very differently, and ultimately delivered the kind of spectacular conclusion that only the biggest players can provide. Group I is up and running, and France have sent a roaring statement to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Watch France&#8217;s FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 campaign live in India on ZEE5. Get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE5 FIFA Subscription <\/a>Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 or Annual Plan at \u20b91,699 \u2014 every match, live and on demand.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Half_Senegals_Statement\"><\/span><strong>First Half: Senegal&#8217;s Statement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody wrote the first half in France&#8217;s favour. Senegal came into this match as underdogs and played as though nobody had told them. The Lions of Teranga matched France&#8217;s physicality in midfield, disrupted the French passing game, and carried the greater attacking threat in the opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment that will stay with Isma\u00efla Sarr for a long time came right before the break. An open goal. A clear sight. The kind of chance that a player of his calibre converts. Somehow he could not. The half ended goalless; Senegal had been the better side, and Didier Deschamps would have had strong words in the dressing room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Indian viewers who had stayed up through the early morning to watch the tournament&#8217;s most anticipated Group I fixture, the halftime scoreline was not what anyone had expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mbappes_Moment\"><\/span><strong>Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s Moment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France emerged from halftime transformed. Sharper, more urgent, with a directness that Senegal struggled to cope with in the opening exchanges of the second period. The breakthrough arrived on the 66th minute, and it came, of course, from Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He received the ball on the edge of the Senegal penalty area, created space with a subtle change of direction, and drove a right-footed effort into the corner. Mendy did not move. The celebrations that followed were charged with meaning: the goal drew Mbapp\u00e9 level with Olivier Giroud as France&#8217;s joint all-time top scorer. He wheeled away with the composed celebration of a man who knew the night was not yet finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcolas_Chip\"><\/span><strong>Barcola&#8217;s Chip<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s goal was driven by hunger, Bradley Barcola&#8217;s was delivered with audacity. The substitute had barely touched the ball when he collected a through pass behind the Senegalese defence, assessed his options in a fraction of a second, and delicately chipped the ball over the onrushing Mendy. 2\u20130. France. The stadium erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the kind of goal that only truly confident players attempt. Mendy, one of the great goalkeepers of his generation, was helpless. Barcola, making an immediate impact off the bench, had just given France a two-goal cushion with 8 minutes of normal time remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Late_Drama_Mbaye_Then_Mbappe\"><\/span><strong>Late Drama: Mbaye, Then Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal were not finished. In the 94th minute, 18-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye pulled one back with the kind of goal that makes fans sit forward. Iliman Ndiaye slid a pass wide to pick out Mbaye&#8217;s late run on the right flank. The teenager drove forward against a tiring French backline, ripped a powerful shot toward goal \u2014 and Mike Maignan, who got his hands to it, could not keep it out. The sheer force of the strike deflected the ball over the line. 2\u20131.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then, seconds later, Mbapp\u00e9 settled everything. Deep in stoppage time, he received the ball from Olise, drove forward, and from 30 yards out hit a shot of extraordinary power and precision that flew past Mendy. 3\u20131. France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s 58th international goal \u2014 making him France&#8217;s outright all-time top scorer, stepping ahead of Giroud in the record books. It was also the 50th goal of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122, and arguably the most emphatic. The captain had delivered when his team needed it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_This_Means\"><\/span><strong>What This Means<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France top Group I on three points after matchday one. Their next fixture is against Iraq on June 22 IST. Senegal, despite the defeat, are not eliminated \u2014 their match against Norway will be crucial, and a win there keeps their qualification hopes alive. But Sarr&#8217;s missed open goal in the 45th minute will haunt Aliou Ciss\u00e9&#8217;s preparation for that game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the tournament, Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s record-breaking night changes the conversation. 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