Klose: I expect Messi or Mbappé to break my World Cup record

Miroslav Klose, Germany's former top striker and current coach of FC Nürnberg, said he expects to break his record for most goals in the FIFA World Cup when this edition ends.

"I hope to break my World Cup record. That's fine — Messi can do that," Klose told Süddeutsche Zeitung, adding that he has long been a fan of the Argentine superstar.

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The former Bundesliga striker won the World Cup with Germany in 2014 in Brazil and contributed two goals in the tournament, including one in the semi-final against the host nation which ended 7-1. His World Cup goals total reached 16, the current record.

But Klose assessed that with the tournament's expanded format and more teams, more games and opportunities will come for the best players. Lionel Messi currently has 13 goals and Kylian Mbappé has 12 — both could attempt to surpass the record.

As a coach, Klose added that he expects Argentina and France to go far in the tournament. Argentina will get up in their first Mundial game on Wednesday morning, 3:00 against Algeria; it will be followed by their encounters with Austria and Jordan.

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