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France skipper Mbappé denies Messi to win second Golden Boot award

France skipper Kylian Mbappé scored 10 goals in eight matches at the 2026 World Cup.
France skipper Kylian Mbappé scored 10 goals in eight matches at the 2026 World Cup. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters - DAVID BUTLER II

Kylian Mbappé will return to France from the World Cup with his reputation as one of the best strikers of his generation enhanced, having become the first player to win the competition's Golden Boot award twice.

Mbappé picked up the accolade for leading marksman for the first time at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The then 23-year-old scored five goals in France's surge to the final.

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