Lionel Messi claims spot alongside Kylian Mbappé on all-time World Cup goals list, hours after Frenchman passed him

Not so fast, Kylian Mbappé. The French soccer star scored his 13th and 14th career World Cup goals during France's 3-1 win over Senegal on Tuesday, moving him past Argentina star Lionel Messi into third-place all-time on the World Cup goals list. But hours later, Messi scored an equalizer in the chase for World Cup history. Messi got the scoring started in Kansas City with an 18th-minute goal Tuesday night to lead Argentina to a 1-0 lead over Algeria and join Mbappé with his 14th career World Cup goal. The goals for both moved them into a tie with Germany's Gerd Müller for third place on the all-time list. The only two players ahead of them are Brazil's Ronaldo Nazário (15) and Germany's Miroslav Klose (16) , who is the all-time leader on the men's side. Mbappé brace leads France past Senegal Mbappé entered Tuesday's opener tied with Pelé with 12 career World Cup goals. Mbappé moved past the Brazil great in the 66th minute with the first goal of the match, equaling fellow countryman Just Fontaine and Messi. Moments after Senegal cut the France lead to 2-1 in stoppage time, Mbappé fired a long-range shot past goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to reinstate the two-goal lead and not only move ahead of Fontaine and Messi, but also break the deadlock with Olivier Giroud as France's all-time top scorer with his 58th international goal. Mbappé needed just 15 World Cup matches to reach 14 goals, while Messi has scored 14 times in his 27 games in the tournament. Klose netted his 16 goals in 24 matches over four World Cups. It will be tough to beat Fontaine's prolificness as he recorded all 13 of his goals over six games in a single World Cup. Mbappé is not only looking at trying to get France to reach a third straight World Cup final and its second title on his watch, but also achieve his second Golden Boot as the tournament's top goal scorer. He bested Messi at Qatar 2022 by a single goal (8 to 7). Messi, meanwhile, secured his second Golden Ball award while leading Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup. They’re both locked in a race to for their second World Cup title and to the top of the tournament’s all-time goals list.