Kylian Mbappé marked his 100th cap for France on Monday night with two goals in their 3-0 win over Iraq in a game that took more than four hours to complete due to thunder storms over Philadelphia.
During his 99th appearance for his country on 16 June, Mbappé scored twice against Senegal to equal and then eclipse Olivier Giroud's feats as France's record goalscorer.
Mbappé, who made his debut for his country on 25 March 2017 against Luxemburg, took his goal tally to 59 in the 15th minute of France's second game in Group I.
The 27-year-old picked up a pass from Michael Olise on the right hand side of the Iraq penalty area and powered a left-footed shot past the Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil.
Thunder storms delay game for two hours
Goal number 60 - his fourth of the 2026 tournament - came in the second half which followed a two-hour break due to the storm.
Spectators at Lincoln Field were ordered to evacuate the stands to wait for the lightning to pass as players remained in the changing rooms.
Ousmane Dembélé scored in the 66th minute to complete a comfortable outing for Didier Deschamps men who are among the favourites to lift the World Cup trophy on 19 July.
Mbappé's pyrotechnics took him to 16 goals during three World Cup tournaments.
France, who have six points, play their final game of the pool stages against Norway on Friday in Boston.
Earlier on Monday, the Argentina skipper Lionel Messi broke Miroslav Klose's record of 16 strikes at the tournament with both goals in the 2-0 win over Austria.
The success took the defending champions into the knockout stages from Group J.
"I'm very happy with this win," said Messi who is playing in his sixth World Cup.
"It was a very important victory. It was a tough match, and one we’ve worked hard for. It gives us peace of mind going forward."
