Kylian Mbappe has won the 2022 Golden Boot with 8 goals in 7 games. He did so by becoming the second-ever player to score a hattrick in a World Cup final, after Geoff Hurst for England in 1966. However, unlike Hurst, Mbappe couldn't leave with the World Cup trophy, but he won't go back empty-handed.
Before the tournament began, much of the spotlight was on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Neymar to be among the leading lights of the competition, thanks to their ruthlessness in front of goal and a prolific international record.
Ronaldo, Neymar, and Kane all left the tournament in the quarter-finals, essentially leaving the race between Messi and Mbappe. And the race went right down to the wire, with Mbappe's 118th minute helping him clinch the award, as the Argentinian legend's brace almost got him the accolade.
They were however closely followed by their teammates Olivier Giroud and Julián Álvarez who both respectively scored 4 goals. But at the end of the day, it will be Mbappe who yet again cements his place in football and World Cup legacy.
With goals expected to rain heavily at the World Cup, GOAL is on hand to monitor the race for the World Cup Golden Boot!
*In case of a tie between two or more players, the player with the most assists will win the Golden boot. If even assists are tied, the individual with the least minutes played shall win the accolade