World Cup Golden Boot: Mbappe beats Messi as top goalscorer at Qatar 2022
2 years ago

World Cup Golden Boot: Mbappe beats Messi as top goalscorer at Qatar 2022

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Golden Boot was up for grabs as Argentina faced France in the World Cup final, with four players still able to win the prestigious top goalscorer prize when the game kicked off in Qatar on Sunday. Messi came into the World Cup final level with France star Kylian Mbappe on five goals, before the Argentine scored twice while his Paris Saint-Germain teammate netted a hat-trick in arguably the greatest final of all time. Argentina’s Julian Alvarez was still in contention to win the Golden Boot at kick-off as he came into the final on four goals, as did France striker Olivier Giroud – who became his nation’s all-time leading scorer during the Qatar World Cup – but he was substituted during the first half. List of top scorers at 2022 World Cup Player Goals Assists Kylian Mbappe 8 2 Lionel Messi 7 3 Olivier Giroud 4 0 Julian Alvarez 4 0 Goncalo Ramos 3 1 Alvaro Morata 3 1 Marcus Rashford 3 0 Bukayo Saka 3 0 Cody Gakpo 3 0 Richarlison 3 0 Enner Valencia 3 0 Kylian Mbappe was in sparkling form for France List of previous Golden Boot winners

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