Golden Boot
Golden Boot, the award that is the easiest to understand, is handed to the player who scored the most goals during the competition. The following criteria, in sequence, are used to break ties between many players: Fewest minutes played, most assists
A number of individual awards will be handed to players at the final in Qatar on Sunday, December 18, in addition to the Fifa World Cup Trophy to the winners. Lionel Messi of Argentina and Kylian Mbappe of France will compete for the Golden Boot and Golden Ball as their countries attempt to capture a third World Cup triumph. What then are these honours? Where do they come from?With five goals in Qatar so far, the Paris Saint-Germain player is engaged in a competitive battle with teammate Lionel Messi for the Golden Boot. Mbappe began his World Cup campaign with one goal in his team's opening 4-1 victory over Australia before scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over Denmark on matchday two in Group D to secure a spot in the round of 16.
The 23-year-old helped France advance to the quarterfinals by scoring twice in a 3-1 victory over Poland, but he has since failed to score in matches against England and Morocco. Nevertheless, Messi and Mbappe each have five goals so far, putting them both in striking distance of Mbappe's goal of leaving the Middle East with the Golden Boot.
With the fourth and last goal in France's 4-2 victory over Croatia in the 2018 final, the former Monaco superstar made the net tremble for Les Bleus. He was just 19 years old.At 23 years and 363 days, Mbappe will become the youngest player to ever score in more than one World Cup final if he is successful in repeating that feat on Sunday.
Two days after the World Cup final, Mbappe will turn 24. The Frenchman also hopes to join a select group of players who have scored in multiple World Cup finals. Two of the four players who have done so before are compatriots Zinedine Zidane and Pele, with fellow Brazilian Vava accomplishing the feat in the 1958 and 1962 finals.
Messi and Mbappe both have five goals, but the Argentine has three assists to the Frenchman's two, giving him the advantage. Mbappe has played 477 fewer minutes than Messi, who has 570.The competition for best scorer includes two additional players who will participate in the championship game. Julian Alvarez of Argentina and Olivier Giroud of France each have four goalsarez.
The first time the Golden Boot was awarded was during the 1982 World Cup in Spain, when Paolo Rossi of Italy won it with six goals. Back then, it was known as Golden Shoe. The prize was given a new name in 2010: Golden Boot.
Brazil's Ronaldo, who scored eight goals in the 2002 competition in South Korea and Japan, is the player to have earned the Golden Boot by scoring the most goals since it was first awarded. Just Fontaine of France, who scored 13 goals in Sweden in 1958, holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup.
Paul Breitner, who scored goals for West Germany in the championship games in 1974 and 1982, is the fourth and final member of that elite group; Antoine Griezmann might join him this weekend.The 31-year-old scored a goal in the Russia 2018 championship match against Croatia, but he is yet to score in the 2022 World Cup. Instead, he has wowed with his inventive numbers, assisting on three goals so far. Alain Giresse holds the all-time record for chances created in World Cups with 24 from 1982 and 1986. Griezmann enters the World Cup final having generated 21 opportunities for his teammates during the tournament, the most of any player.
Golden Ball was first established at the 1982 World Cup, just as Golden Boot. Rossi won it and is still the only player to have done it in the same edition of both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball. Messi is poised to follow in his footsteps and make history by becoming the first player to win two Golden Balls. He was also named the 2014 World Cup's best player.0
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