Kylian Mbappe he did what no player in the history of the World Cup has ever done before. He scored eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament.With his goal against Morocco in the quarter-finals on Thursday at the Gillette Stadium in Boston, Mbappé became the first player in the history of the world. FIFA World Cup to score eight or more goals in two different editions of the tournament. No one, not Pele, not Maradona, not Ronaldo, not Messi had ever done it before.Mbappé scored eight goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, winning the Golden Boot despite France losing the final to Argentina on penalties. He has now also made it eight at the 2026 edition, with his goal against Morocco taking his tally to eight in just this tournament, giving him 20 World Cup goals in his entire career in just 20 appearances.The only player ahead of him on the all-time World Cup rankings is Lionel Messileading with 21 goals. But while Messi took his tally to six World Cups in two decades, Mbappé reached 19 in just three tournaments, at the ages of 19, 23 and 27.The numbers get more staggering the deeper you look. Mbappé has now scored in nine consecutive World Cup matches, a run that extends to the group stage of 2022. He is the only player in history to have scored three or more goals in the knockout stages in three separate World Cups. And at 27, he has at least two more World Cups ahead of him.The record he broke earlier on Thursday night was a common benchmark as no player had ever scored eight goals in more than one World Cup. Gerd Muller scored ten in 1970 and four in 1974. Ronaldo scored eight in 2002 and three in 1998. Messi scored seven in 2022 and in this year’s edition and five in 2014. Only Mbappé has passed the mark of eight goals twice.France faces either Spain or Belgium in the semifinals in Dallas on Tuesday. Mbappé, who was substituted in the 77th minute against Morocco, is expected to be fit and ready.