Argentina captain Lionel Messi and France's Kylian Mbappe were tied at five goals each before the Qatar World Cup 2022 final.
1978: Mario Kempes (6) The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in the final competition. Before the final, Lionel Messi was in first position with five goals and six games played, followed by Kylian Mbappe with the same number of goals.
France striker wins top-scorer battle, but loses to Argentine for the big one.
The previous tournament record of 171 goals was set in 1998 and 2014. Mbappe became just the second man to score three times in a World Cup final after England's Geoff Hurst in 1966 and finished ahead of Messi, named as the tournament's best player. To view the next image, just swipe.
One of the top honours awarded at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the Golden Boot which is presented to the top scorer at the tournament.
* The Argentina great played in what he said was his last World Cup. The number of assists is used as a tiebreaker to separate players who are level on goals scored. Advertisement
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