France captain, Kylian Mbappe, is the player topping the list of football stars with the most knockout-phase goals in history.
Mbappe currently has 10 goals in 11 World Cup knockout matches for France so far.
The Real Madrid forward scored a goal in France’s 1-0 victory against Paraguay in the World Cup Round of 16 on Saturday as they progressed to the quarter-final stage.
Here is the list of players who have scored more goals in the knockout phase of the FIFA World Cup:
Kylian Mbappe – 11 goals in 10 games
Leonidas and Ronaldo – 8 goals each in 5 and 10 games, respectively.
Just Fontaine, Vava, Oldrich Nejedly and Pele – 7 goals each in 3, 5, 6 and 6 games, respectively.
Eusebio – 6 goals in 3 games
Gyorgy Sarosi, Gary Lineker, Roberto Baggio and Lionel Messi – 6 goals each in 5, 6, 9 and 13 games, respectively.
Silvio Piola, Gyula Zsengeller, Helmut Rahn, Harry Kane, Thomas Muller, Zinedine Zidane, Wesley Sneijder and Miroslav Klose – 5 goals each in 4, 4, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8 and 14 games, respectively.
(Daily Post)
