France’s super star, striker, and beast player Kylian Mbappe have beaten Lionel Messi to the Golden Boot after finishing the tournament with eight goals. Mbappe is only the second player to score a hat-trick in the World Cup final, after Geoff Hurst, with England against Germany in 1966.
The race for the Golden Boot at World Cup 2022 took plenty of twists and turns in a thrilling final on Sunday and ended with Mbappe finishing top of the pile. The France striker struck a hat-trick against Argentina to take his tally for the tournament to eight. Mbappe pips Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Messi to the prize. The Argentina captain scored twice in the final to finish on seven goals in Qatar.
The Golden Boot will be only a consolation to Mbappe as France were beaten on penalties by Argentina. An exciting game finished 3-3 after extra time with the Albiceleste winning the shootout 4-2.
KemiAshefon crowns Mbappe as her MOTM for his magnificent performance last night. He took the leadership and made sure his country would be put to shame by stepping up. Mbappe is a great player with an amazing future and we really hope he continues staying at the top
Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez won the prize for best goalkeeper of the tournament, with another star performance in the final seeing him get the nod. The Aston Villa star kept three clean sheets in seven appearances at Qatar 2022 and saved three penalties in shootouts, including one in the final. Enzo Fernandez was crowned the best young player after a superb performance in the Argentina squad.
The striker will return to club side PSG after the World Cup where he will be reunited with Messi.