Kylian Mbappé makes it rain as storms delay France win - ESPN

In a World Cup match that was delayed for over two hours because of thunder and lightning in the Philadelphia area, it was France star Kylian Mbappé who made it rain while the game was being played.

The France star scored twice — once before and once after the weather delay — as the 2018 World Cup champions cruised to an easy 3-0 win against an overmatched Iraq team.

The brace took Mbappé's total to four goals for this year's tournament, but perhaps more impressively it put him at 16 career World Cup goals — level with Germany legend Miroslav Klose, whose all-time goals record was equaled and then broken by Lionel Messi over the course of Argentina's first two games.

Mbappé also moved ahead of Brazil great Ronaldo, who has 15, with his record sixth multigoal World Cup game.

All-time leader Messi, who scored twice in a win over Austria earlier Monday, now sits alone at 18 with Mbappé — 11 years his junior and making his 100th international appearance for France — hot on his heels.

As the game approached halftime, the skies above Lincoln Financial Field opened up and soaked players and spectators. Shortly after players went to the dressing room for the break, FIFA announced that the match would be delayed at least 15 minutes.

That delay — the first of the tournament — ended up lasting over two hours, as a FIFA rule requires games to be paused and seating areas evacuated for 30 minutes if lightning is detected within 8 miles. Each strike resets the clock.

There was also heavy rain ahead of Monday night's game between Norway and Senegal in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but that game started on time.

Once back on the field after halftime, it was more of the same for France, with Ousmane Dembélé setting up Mbappé for his second