World Cup 2022 top scorers: Who won golden boot out of Messi and Mbappe?

THE World Cup has sadly come to a close, as has the race for the Golden Boot.

Lionel Messi won the World Cup as Argentina beat France in the final on penalties.

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Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the final as France lost to Argentina[/caption]

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Lionel Messi is the front-runner for top scorer at the 2022 World Cup[/caption]

The Argentine legend, however, is had to settle for second place in the Golden Boot race.

The pair went head to head against one another in Sunday’s mouth-watering World Cup final.

Both men started the day on five goals each.

But Mbappe scored a hat-trick and Messi notched twice, bringing the final tally to 8-7 in the Frenchman’s favour.

World Cup Golden Boot standings

1. Kylian Mbappe – France – 8
2. Lionel Messi – Argentina – 7
3. Olivier Giroud – France – 4
4. Julian Alvarez – Argentina – 4
5. Marcus Rashford – England – 3
6. Bukayo Saka – England – 3
7. Goncalo Ramos – Portugal – 3
8. Alvaro Morata – Spain – 3
9. Richarlison – Brazil – 3
10. Cody Gakpo – Netherlands – 3
11. Enner Valencia – Ecuador – 3
12. Robert Lewandowski – Poland – 2
13. Mehdi Taremi – Iran – 2
14. Andrej Kramaric – Croatia – 2
15. Breel Embolo – Switzerland – 2
16. Kai Havertz – Germany – 2
17. Aleksandar Mitrovic – Serbia – 2
18. Ferran Torres – Spain – 2
19. Mohammed Kudus – Ghana – 2
20. Bruno Fernandes – Portugal – 2