13 in '58. Chasing 9 in '26.

The greatest scoring feat in World Cup history happened in a third-place game. Sweden, 1958: Just Fontaine put four past West Germany to reach 13 in one tournament — untouched ever since. Saturday in Miami, Kylian Mbappé walks into the same fixture level with Lionel Messi on eight goals. Messi owns the tiebreak on assists and plays Sunday. Mbappé plays first. One goal flips the race.