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Sophia Vesely

Mbappe Becomes First Male Player in History to Win Multiple World Cup Golden Boots

France’s star striker Kylian Mbappé is the undisputed King of the World Cup.

The 27-year-old ended the summer with 10 goals and four assists across eight matches and was subsequently crowned the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot winner, an award given to the tournament’s top goalscorer. It marked Mbappé’s second-consecutive time winning the award, after first walking away with it at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with eight total goals. He is the only male player in World Cup history to have ever won the award more than once.

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