France have scored 29 knockout-phase goals over the last five World Cups – more than any other team. They are followed by Germany (28), Argentina (21) and Brazil (20). The output helped Les Bleus lift the trophy in 2018, and finish runners-up in 2006 and 2022. France amazingly averaged scoring 2.63 goals per game in the knockout phase across Russia and Qatar. By contrast, they netted 1.5 goals per game during those editions’ group stages. Kylian Mbappe registered eight goals in eight games to become the joint-leading marksman in knockout-phase history alongside Brazilians Leonidas and Ronaldo.

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