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Yamal vs Mbappé

Who is the better player?

The world decides.

Spain

Lamine

Yamal

France

Kylian

Mbappé

About the debate

Lamine Yamal, 19, wears the number 10 shirt for Barcelona; Kylian Mbappé, 27, wears the same number for Real Madrid. Yamal won the 2026 World Cup with Spain in July, eight years after Mbappé won it with France, and the same tournament gave Mbappé a second Golden Boot and the record for most World Cup goals.

One finished second in the Ballon d’Or at 18; the other has scored 22 World Cup goals across three tournaments. The world now votes on who is the better player.

Major honours
YamalHonourMbappé
1World Cups1
1European Championships0
3League titles7
1World Cup goals22
Best Ballon d’Or finish
2nd (2025)2nd (2026)

As of October 2026.Every trophy, side by side

The case for Yamal

  • Started and played all 120 minutes of the 2026 World Cup final, a 1–0 extra-time win over Argentina on 19 July 2026.
  • Won Euro 2024 with Spain at 17, becoming the youngest scorer in European Championship history and the tournament’s Young Player.
  • Finished second in the 2025 Ballon d’Or aged 18 and won the Kopa Trophy, for the best young player, in 2024 and 2025.
  • Was named La Liga Player of the Season for 2025–26 as Barcelona retained the title, his third La Liga winner’s medal after 2022–23 and 2024–25.

The case for Mbappé

  • Won the 2018 World Cup with France at 19, scoring in the 4–2 final against Croatia and winning the tournament’s Young Player Award.
  • Won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2022 with eight goals, including a hat-trick in the final, and again in 2026 with 10 goals, the first player to win it twice.
  • Holds the record for most World Cup goals, with 22 across 2018, 2022 and 2026, and is France’s all-time top scorer.
  • Won the Pichichi Trophy with Real Madrid in 2024–25 (31 goals) and 2025–26 (25 goals) and the 2024–25 European Golden Shoe, after seven league titles in France.

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Who is the better player: Yamal or Mbappé?

That’s for the world to decide. WHOISTHEGOATS.COM runs a live public vote on Yamal vs Mbappé: cast yours in one tap, then see how every country has voted. Lamine Yamal, 19, wears the number 10 shirt for Barcelona; Kylian Mbappé, 27, wears the same number for Real Madrid. Yamal won the 2026 World Cup with Spain in July, eight years after Mbappé won it with France, and the same tournament gave Mbappé a second Golden Boot and the record for most World Cup goals.

What has Lamine Yamal won?

Started and played all 120 minutes of the 2026 World Cup final, a 1–0 extra-time win over Argentina on 19 July 2026. Won Euro 2024 with Spain at 17, becoming the youngest scorer in European Championship history and the tournament’s Young Player. Finished second in the 2025 Ballon d’Or aged 18 and won the Kopa Trophy, for the best young player, in 2024 and 2025.

What has Kylian Mbappé won?

Won the 2018 World Cup with France at 19, scoring in the 4–2 final against Croatia and winning the tournament’s Young Player Award. Won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2022 with eight goals, including a hat-trick in the final, and again in 2026 with 10 goals, the first player to win it twice. Holds the record for most World Cup goals, with 22 across 2018, 2022 and 2026, and is France’s all-time top scorer.

How do Yamal and Mbappé compare?

As of October 2026: World Cups: Yamal 1, Mbappé 1; European Championships: Yamal 1, Mbappé 0; League titles: Yamal 3, Mbappé 7; World Cup goals: Yamal 1, Mbappé 22; Best Ballon d’Or finish: Yamal 2nd (2025), Mbappé 2nd (2026).

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