Kylian Mbappe matches 63-year-old France record

The PSG star made a bit of history while helping France secure an emphatic victory over Kazakhstan in a World Cup qualifier.

Kylian Mbappe became the first French player to score four goals in a match in 63 years as France qualified for the 2022 World Cup.

The 22-year-old attacker bagged his quadruple in an 8-0 demolition of Kazakhstan on Saturday. He scored a first-half treble before adding a fourth goal three minutes from time.

As a result, Mbappe has become France’s first player to score so many goals in a single match since Just Fontaine against West Germany in 1958.

4 – Kylian Mbappé is the first player to score 4+ goals with France since Just Fontaine in June 1958 against West Germany (also 4). Sniper. #FRAKAZ pic.twitter.com/p1vETQ16pA

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What did he have to say?

Speaking about his four-goal haul afterward, Mbappe told M6: “Yes, the match ball is in the locker room.

“The most important thing was really the qualification. In addition, in the group, a lot of players have not played at the World Cup. And even for those who have played, it is a dream to play it a second time.”

Karim Benzema scored a brace, while Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann were also on target to seal France the 8-0 win.

The titleholders progress to the 2022 World Cup finals as Group D winners.

22 – Kylian Mbappé has scored 22 goals with the French National team at 22 years and 10 months old, at least three years younger than any other player (Thierry Henry at 25 years and 10 months old in June 2003). Phenomenal. pic.twitter.com/4jk6opRlJE

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) November 13, 2021