Project Mbappe - the road to becoming France's record scorer

Project Mbappe - the road to becoming France's record scorerPublished2 minutes agoCommentsImage source, Getty ImagesBySean Kearns, BBC Sport and Andy Cryer, BBC Sport senior journalistJust Fontaine, Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Thierry Henry, Olivier Giroud.France have had their fair share of brilliant attacking players over the years.But none better - in goalscoring terms at least - than Kylian Mbappe after his goal in his country's World Cup opener against Senegal.The Real Madrid forward has become France's joint record scorer, equalling Giroud in the record books with his 57th goal for Les Bleus, aged just 27."Congratulations Kylian," Giroud said on BBC One, working as a pundit for France's game against Senegal. "I'm happy for him. It's a great finish and we are level now, you need to score another one Kylian."It makes sense, it was expected. He will beat every single record - the number of caps and goals. I think he can easily reach 100 goals and maybe [beat] Miroslav Klose's World Cup record. He's delivered great performances in World Cups and big games."Mbappe's 57 strikes came in just 99 games for France. Tuesday's goal also puts him on 13 in World Cups - just three behind Germany's Klose, who holds the record with 16."A lot of team-mates ask me about him," Giroud added. "For me it's just ambition and confidence."He knows where he wants to go, he is a leader and you could see from a young age he was very at ease. He was mature for his age. He is a good team-mate, he is an incredible talent and I think he is a proper leader on and off the pitch."Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mbappe now has 13 World Cup goals. Just three players have scored more in the tournament (Miroslav Klose – 16, Ronaldo – 15 and Gerd Muller – 14)French football expert Julien Laurens believes Mbappe will become the greatest player in the country's history.&quo...