Kylian Mbappe Becomes Youngest Player In The World To Play 20 FIFA World Cup Matches

Published 9 July 2026 · sports

Kylian Mbappe Becomes Youngest Player In The World To Play 20 FIFA World Cup Matches Published By, Last Updated: July 10, 2026, 02:29 IST The

Kylian Mbappe Becomes Youngest Player In The World To Play 20 FIFA World Cup Matches Published By, Last Updated: July 10, 2026, 02:29 IST The previous youngest player in the world to make 20 FIFA World Cup appearances was Wladislaw Zmuda of Poland. Kylian Mbappe becomes youngest player to make 20 FIFA World Cup appearances. (Picture Credit: AP) Kylian Mbappe entered his name in the history books on Thursday (Friday IST) by becoming the youngest player in the world to play 20 matches in the FIFA World Cup. The first quarterfinal of FIFA World Cup 2026 between France and Morocco at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Thursday is Mbappe’s 20th match in the FIFA World Cup. He made his FIFA World Cup debut for Les Bleus in 2018 and has featured in every match for them since then. FIFA World Cup matches played by Kylian Mbappe EDITION HOST(S) MATCHES GOALS 2018 Russia 7 4 2022 Qatar 7 8 2026 USA, Canada, Mexico 6* 7* TOTAL 20* 19* Mbappe is 27 years and 201 days old on July 9. The previous youngest player in the world to make 20 FIFA World Cup appearances was Wladislaw Zmuda of Poland. Wladislaw Zmuda was 28 years and 34 days old when he played his 20th FIFA World Cup match for Poland.

20 – At 27 years and 201 days, 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé is the youngest player to reach 20 appearances at the FIFA World Cup, breaking 🇵🇱 Wladislaw Zmuda’s record (28 years, 34 days).Sprightly. pic.twitter.com/Iavruc65gb — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 9, 2026 By playing his 20th FIFA World Cup match on Thursday, Mbappe has also equalled former France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris’ record of most appearances for France in the tournament’s history. Lloris, who was the captain of the France team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and finished as runners-up in 2022, also played 20 FIFA World Cup matches. Most matches for France in FIFA World Cup RANK PLAYER MATCHES EDITIONS 1 Hugo Lloris 20 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 Kylian Mbappé 20* 2018, 2022, 2026 3 Antoine Griezmann 19 2014, 2018, 2022 4 Olivier Giroud 18 2014, 2018, 2022 Raphaël Varane 18 2014, 2018, 2022 6 Fabien Barthez 17 1998, 2002, 2006 Thierry Henry 17 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 Ousmane Dembélé 17* 2018, 2022, 2026 9 Lilian Thuram 16 1998, 2002, 2006 10 Maxime Bossis 15 1978, 1982, 1986 The record for playing the most matches in FIFA World Cup history is in the name of Argentina’s Lionel Messi. The 39-year-old footballer from Rosario has played 31 matches so far for Argentina across six editions.

Most matches in FIFA World Cup RANK PLAYER TEAM MATCHES EDITIONS 1 Lionel Messi Argentina 31 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 27 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 3 Lothar Matthäus Germany 25 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 4 Miroslav Klose Germany 24 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 5 Paolo Maldini Italy 23 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 Luka Modrić Croatia 23 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 Manuel Neuer Germany 23 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 8 Diego Maradona Argentina 21 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 Ivan Perišić Croatia 21 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 Uwe Seeler West Germany 21 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 Władysław Żmuda Poland 21 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 12 Kylian Mbappe France 20* 2018, 2022, 2026 Cafu Brazil 20 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 Thibaut Courtois Belgium 20 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 Philipp Lahm Germany 20 2006, 2010, 2014 Grzegorz Lato Poland 20 1974, 1978, 1982 Hugo Lloris France 20 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 Javier Mascherano Argentina 20 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany 20 2006, 2010, 2014 Mbappe aims to create history Mbappe is France’s highest goal-scorer in international football as well as in the FIFA World Cup. He has scored 19 goals so far, which includes seven in the ongoing edition. If Mbappe manages to score at least one goal against Morocco in the first quarterfinal match of FIFA World Cup 2026, he will equal Messi’s tally of eight goals in this year’s tournament and also become the first player in the world to score eight goals in multiple FIFA World Cup editions.