Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:16am on 20 Jul 2026,Monday Sports
Kylian Mbappe became the first player to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot twice after finishing as the 2026 tournament's top scorer with 10 goals in eight matches, edging Lionel Messi's tally of eight. The France forward, who also won the award at Qatar 2022, is now the men's all-time World Cup leading scorer with 22 goals, surpassing Messi. Despite France finishing fourth after a 6-4 bronze-match defeat to England, Mbappe called the achievement secondary to missing the final. Meanwhile, Spain dominated the tournament's individual honours as captain Rodri received the Golden Ball after leading La Roja to their second FIFA World Cup title. (PC: NY Times & Getty Images)
