Even if he wanted to add a new world champion title to his record, Kylian Mbappé was able to console himself by finishing top scorer in the 2026 World Cup. With ten goals during the tournament, the captain of the Blues is ahead of Lionel Messi (eight).
The Real Madrid striker also topped the list of fastest players in the continental competition. During the quarter-final against Morocco (2-0 victory), he was flashed at 37.61 km/h.
Kylian Mbappé is ahead of the Swede Anthony Elanga (37.16 km/h) and the Dutchman Micky Van de Ven (36.77 km/h). During Euro 2024, he had already dominated this ranking thanks to a peak speed estimated at 36.5 km/h.
2026 World Cup, the ten fastest players
1-Kylian MBAPPÉ (France) — 37.61 km/h
2-Anthony ELANGA (Sweden) — 37.16 km/h
3-Micky VAN DE VEN (Netherlands) — 36.77 km/h
4-Jordan BOS (Australia) — 36.67 km/h
5-Erling HAALAND (Norway) — 36.52 km/h
6-Abdu. KHUSANOV (Uzbekistan) — 36.46 km/h
7-Bradley BARCOLA (France) — 36.32 km/h
8-Djed SPENCE (England) — 36.22 km/h
9-Théo HERNANDEZ (France) — 36.17 km/h
10-Nelson SEMEDO (Portugal) — 35.90 km/h
During a Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco in April 2019, the Bondy prodigy reached 38 km/h. He then beat the average speed of sprinter Usain Bolt during his 100 meter world record.
