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.

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