Mbappe Shines as France, Norway, and Mexico Advance
Kylian Mbappe extended his scoring streak by netting two goals in France's 3-0 victory over Sweden in the World Cup knockout stage on Tuesday at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey. This performance brought his total to six goals in the tournament, making him joint top scorer alongside Lionel Messi.
Mbappe's career World Cup goal tally reached 18 in 18 matches, just one behind Messi's record of 19. Bradlei Barcola also scored for France.
Meanwhile, Norway achieved their first-ever World Cup knockout win by defeating Ivory Coast 2-1, with Erling Haaland scoring the decisive goal in the 86th minute. Norway's coach, Stale Solbakken, praised Haaland as one of the greatest goalscorers.
In another match, Mexico maintained their perfect World Cup record at Estadio Azteca with a 2-0 win over Ecuador, thanks to goals from Julian Quinonez and Raul Jimenez. Mexico's coach, Javier Aguirre, expressed pride in his team's performance.
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