Kylian Mbappe has etched his name into football immortality by becoming the first player to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot twice, capping a stellar tournament with 10 goals despite France finishing fourth.
The Real Madrid superstar added two goals in France’s dramatic 6-4 third-place playoff defeat to England on Sunday, taking his tally for the 2026 tournament to double figures and securing the award ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who finished with eight goals.
Kylian Mbappe makes history as first two-time World Cup Golden Boot winner edging Lionel Messi
Mbappe, who also claimed the Golden Boot in 2022 with eight goals, now sits atop the all-time World Cup goalscoring charts with 22 goals in his career, two more than Messi.
The 27-year-old French captain delivered throughout the tournament, including braces against Senegal and Iraq in the group stage, further strikes against Sweden, Paraguay, and Morocco, before his decisive brace in the bronze medal match. France fell 2-0 to eventual champions Spain in the semi-finals.
While Spain lifted the trophy and claimed several individual honors, Mbappe’s remarkable scoring prowess stood out as one of the defining stories of the 2026 World Cup. At just 27, the forward shows no signs of slowing down in his pursuit of further records.
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