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06/16 15:43 CDT France striker Kylian Mbapp scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pel France striker Kylian Mbapp scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pel By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) --- Kylian Mbapp scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pel, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history. Mbapp scored in the 66th minute of France's World Cup opener against Senegal after having several good scoring chances denied earlier, including in the second half, by goalkeeper douard Mendy. His 57th goal for the national team also equals Olivier Giroud's French record. Playing in his third World Cup, the 27-year-old Mbapp matched Argentina's Lionel Messi and France's Just Fontaine. Mbapp is a goal away from tying Germany's Gerd Mller and two behind Brazil's Ronaldo. Germany's Miroslav Klose has the record with 16 World Cup goals. Mbapp helped France win the World Cup in 2018 and reach the final in 2022, when he was awarded the Silver Ball as the second-best player. Joined up front by Dsir Dou and reigning Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembl, France went in as the co-favorite along with Spain. The goal came after Mbapp had little trouble finding room between Senegal defenders several times in the first 14 or so minutes. He was sloppy with the ball for much of the rest of the first half before he and his teammates started to mesh. Mbapp scored 25 goals this past season with Real Madrid. ___ AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/fifa-world-cup

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