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07/09 17:06 CDT Kylian Mbapp scores his eighth goal of the World Cup, equaling Lionel Messi for the tournament lead Kylian Mbapp scores his eighth goal of the World Cup, equaling Lionel Messi for the tournament lead By JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) --- Kylian Mbapp is keeping pace with Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot at the World Cup. Mbapp made up for missing a first-half penalty in France's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Morocco on Thursday by scoring a goal in the 60th minute. It was his eighth goal of the tournament, equal with Messi for the tournament lead and one ahead of Norway forward Erling Haaland. Norway plays England in the quarterfinals on Saturday, and Messi will lead Argentina against Switzerland later that night. Mbapp had a chance from the spot after drawing a foul from Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui in the box in the 28th minute. But goalkeeper Yassine Bounou guessed correctly, diving to his left to stop the attempt. The Real Madrid forward delivered in the second half for the two-time World Cup champions when he dribbled into the area and let loose a rocket that went just inside the post. Ousmane Dembl scored six minutes later to give France a 2-0 lead. Mbapp was taken off in the 77th minute, turning and waving with both hands to the Gillette Stadium crowd as he walked off the field for a substitute. Mbapp also moved one behind Messi on the all-time World Cup scoring list, with 20 goals in 20 matches. Messi has 21 goals in 31 career World Cup matches over six tournaments, breaking the record of 16 that had been held by Germany striker Miroslav Klose. ___ See more of AP's World Cup coverage here