Messi, 38, became the joint-record scorer at the World Cup on 16 goals after he opened his campaign with a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria.
Mbappe, 27, netted a brace against Senegal to take his total to 14 World Cup goals and secure a 3-1 win for Les Bleus.
Argentina are facing Austria in Dallas, Texas tonight (6pm BST) while Mbappe’s France play Iraq in Philadelphia four hours later (10pm BST) – a win for both would secure knockout football.
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