Messi just won the World Cup 2022, and it is no new news to anyone. Mbappe and Messi, however, were the top goal scorer, so who got the Golden Boot this world cup? And how many golden boots does Messi have to his name?
In the intense Final of the World Cup 2022, Messi went head-to-head in the Top Goal scorer competition. Mbappe, the French attacker, turned the whole game around and brought the game to a penalty shootout.
Messi is the seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, and he has played world cup representing Argentina five times now; he finally got the title to his name in his allegedly last world cup. However, Messi has never won the World Cup Golden Boot before.
Who Got The Golden Boot in the 2022 World Cup Final?
7 games 🏟
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 11, 2022
4 goals ⚽
1 assist 🅰
1 Golden Ball trophy 🏆
2014 was Lionel Messi's best #FIFAWorldCup, but could #Qatar2022 surpass that? 👀 pic.twitter.com/qWeiC0GmUn
The intense final occurred between Argentina and France In the 2022 World Cup, where Messi and the French attacker Mbappe were head-to-head in the competition of who will get the world cup and the golden boot.
The first half of the game seemed one-sided towards Argentina, but during the second half, Mbappe turned the tables when he scored two goals within 2 minutes to get his hat trick in the final.
Messi is joint top scorer (5) and top assister (3) at the World Cup so far 😮
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 13, 2022
Never ceases to amaze 👏 pic.twitter.com/wZ96GLhDRh
The game got tied at 3-3, where Messi scored two goals, Mbappe scored 3, and the game went to a penalty shootout. Argentina won fair and scored by 4-2 in the penalties, and Messi got the world cup to his name. Whereas, Mbappe scored his fourth goal in the final and won the race for the highest goal scorer to get the World Cup Golden Boot to his name
How many Golden Boots Does Messi have?
Messi has broken many records and has made new ones to his name over the years, and finally, he achieved his dream by winning the world cup in 2022. He is the seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or and one-time winner of the prestigious world cup trophy, but this Argentinian Player has never won the Golden Boot award.
Stats in this World Cup-
— Barça Worldwide (@BarcaWorldwide) December 16, 2022
⚽ Most goals: Messi
🎯 Most assists: Messi
🔥 Most shots: Messi
⚡ Most chances created: Messi pic.twitter.com/J5ZQsFFFzS
However, Messi has won the European Golden Shoe 6 times, and he has gotten the World Cup Golden Ball twice but never the World Cup Golden Shoe. In this world cup, he was head to head with the French Player Mbappe, but Mbappe got the golden shoe with a margin of one! Goal and earned the title to his name.
Though Messi was short of just one goal to get the Golden Boot this year, he broke several records this world cup and one just by stepping on the field, where he will be the first person to make his 26th appearance in the world cup, that’s all for this article hope you got your answer you were searching for.