The 2022 World Cup in Qatar reaches its climax this week as defending champions France seek to retain their title.
However, standing in their way are Argentina and perhaps the finest player to ever grace the game, Lionel Messi. Messi, who now plays his club football in France, is bidding to finally achieve the only honour that has eluded him in football - the World Cup.
If he's to finally do that, it seems likely that he also might win the Golden Boot for the tournament's top scorer in the process. Fittingly, the player that he is tied with as the leading scorer right now is France's talisman and Messi's PSG team-mate, Kylian Mbappe.
While the World Cup will be the main prize on offer, the Golden Boot provides a tasty little sub-plot to this weekend's action - with other players still in with a shot of coming out on top through either the third-place play-off between beaten semi-finalists Croatia and Morocco or the main event.
Here's what you need to know...
How is the Golden Boot decided?
As mentioned above, the Golden Boot is awarded every World Cup to the player who scores the most goals at the tournament.
If two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists shall be the deciding factor. If two or more players are still equal after taking into account the number of assists, the total minutes played in the tournament will be taken into account, with the player playing fewer minutes ranked first.
A Silver Boot and a Bronze Boot will also be awarded for the second and third-highest goalscorers respectively.
Who could win the Golden Boot and how many goals have they scored?
There are still a number of players still in the competition who could leave Qatar with the prestigious Golden Boot.
The full World Cup 2022 top scorers table is below, with those still in with a chance of adding to their tally in bold.
5 goals
Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 3 assists, 570 minutes played
Kylian Mbappe (France) - 2 assists, 477 minutes played
4 goals
Julian Alvarez (Argentina) - 0 assists, 364 minutes played
Olivier Giroud (France) - 0 assists, 383 minutes played
3 goals
Goncalo Ramos (Portugal)*, Alvaro Morata (Spain)*, Marcus Rashford (England)*, Enner Valencia (Ecuador)*, Bukayo Saka (England)*, Richarlison (Brazil)*, Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)*
2 goals
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)*, Harry Kane (England)*, Niclas Fullkrug (Germany)*, Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)*, Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran)*, Neymar (Brazil)*, Robert Lewandowski (Poland)*, Wout Weghorst (Netherlands)*, Rafael Leao (Portugal)*, Kai Havertz (Germany)*, Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay)*, Ritsu Doan (Japan)*, Ferran Torres (Spain)*, Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)*, Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia)*, Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia)*, Cho Guesung (Korea Republic)*, Breel Embolo (Switzerland)*, Andrej Kramaric (Croatia)*, Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco)*
* Denotes a player whose team have been eliminated.
What are the latest Golden Boot odds?
The latest odds are as follows:
Lionel Messi - 1/2
Kylian Mbappe - 7/4
Julian Alvarez - 25/1
Olivier Giroud - 25/1
Andrej Kramaric - 250/1
Youssef En-Nesyri - 250/1
(Odds courtesy of Sky Bet, correct at time of publishing. Please gamble responsibly.)
What is the record for most goals scored at a World Cup?
Mbappe and Messi may already have five goals to their name in Qatar, but it will take a monumental effort to break the record for most goals at a single tournament, with France's Just Fontaine scoring 13 goals in just six games at the 1958 tournament.
