Can Mbappé & Dembélé win the World Cup too, like this legendary duo? | OneFootball

Much has already been written at this World Cup about the phenomenal numbers Kylian Mbappé has put up. What has been overlooked a bit, though, is that France’s other stars are delivering too. One of them is Ousmane Dembélé, drawing parallels to a legendary duo.

On the one hand, there is Mbappé with eight goals in the current tournament. That currently puts him joint top of the scoring charts alongside Lionel Messi. Not too far behind, in fifth place, is also Dembélé with five goals. Truly not a bad tally either.

'ESPN' shows just how rare it is for two attackers to produce like this at a World Cup.

The last duo to score five goals or more each at a World Cup were Brazilians Ronaldo and Rivaldo in 2002. The two Ballon d'Or winners of course also went on to lift the World Cup trophy that year.

Ronaldo finished the entire tournament with eight goals, while Rivaldo scored five times. So these are the same numbers currently posted by the two Frenchmen. The difference is that Mbappé and Dembélé will still have two more matches to improve their personal stats.

The question, of course, is whether they will also be able to lift the golden trophy in the end. To fulfill that dream, they would surely be willing to forgo more goals of their own. But naturally, that big objective becomes more likely if they simply keep scoring the way they have so far.

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