France’s Kylian Mbappe all but clinches World Cup Golden Boot in third-place game
Kylian Mbappe has all but clinched the World Cup Golden Boot after scoring twice and adding an assist in France's 6-4 loss to England in the third-place match. Mbappe's performance pushed him to 10 goals and four assists for the tournament, making it difficult for Lionel Messi to overtake him. The French superstar also moved past Messi atop the World Cup's all-time scoring chart with 22 career goals, one ahead of the Argentine legend.
- ▪Kylian Mbappe scored twice and added an assist in France's 6-4 loss to England in the third-place match.
- ▪Mbappe's performance pushed him to 10 goals and four assists for the tournament, making it difficult for Lionel Messi to overtake him.
- ▪Mbappe moved past Messi atop the World Cup's all-time scoring chart with 22 career goals, one ahead of the Argentine legend.
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Soccer France’s Kylian Mbappe all but clinches World Cup Golden Boot in third-place game By Michael Duarte Published July 18, 2026, 9:25 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google For 90 carefree minutes in Miami, defense disappeared, goals were aplenty and Kylian Mbappé seized the Golden Boot race leaderboard.
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