Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are both dealing from the varying fallouts from Sunday’s dramatic World Cup final before attention returns to club football.
Mbappe netted a stunning final hat-trick as he beat Messi to win the Golden Boot; but it was Messi who got his hands on the trophy as he found the net twice to spearhead his side to victory courtesy of a dramatic penalty shootout.
Messi broke multiple records in the final while Mbappe became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup showpiece since Geoff Hurst in 1966. The two were the standout attacking players in the tournament, scoring a combined total of 15 goals across the finals.
