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

Just 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 goals in his country's World Cup opener against Senegal.

The Real Madrid forward has become France's all-time record scorer, overtaking Giroud in the record books with his 58th 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 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 58 strikes came in just 99 games for France. Tuesday's goals also put him on 14 in World Cups - just two 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.