FIFA World Cup awards: Kylian Mbappe wins Golden Boot, Lionel Messi claims Golden Ball

Despite France losing the final to Argentina, the team’s star striker Kylian Mbappe earned a consolation of a prize in the Golden Boot of the FIFA World Cup in Lusail on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe scored as many as thrice in a nail-biting final at the Lusail Stadium to pip Lionel Messi to the Golden Boot as he finished the tournament with eight goals. Read: Argentina win 2022 FIFA World Cup, beat France 4-2 in penalties in the final Messi scored a brace as well to finish FIFA World Cup 2022 at seven goals as the duo head into the mega clash tied at five goals apiece. Messi was also declared the Golden Ball winner during the FIFA World Cup award ceremony. His teammate and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was adjudged the goalkeeper of the tournament as he received Golden Glove while compatriot Enzo Fernandez won FIFA Young Player Award.

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FIFA World Cup Award winners Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (Argentina) Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe (France) Golden Glove: Emiliano Martinez (Argentina) FIFA Young Player: Enzo Fernandez (Argentina) Mbappe also became the first to score a hat-trick in a World Cup in 56 years while also becoming the maiden player to score in back-to-back World Cup finals as he lifted the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a 4-2 win over Croatia. In the match, Messi (23’) scored early from the spot while Angel Di Maria (36’) doubled the lead going into halftime.Mbappe put France back in the game with two goals in two minutes (80’, 81’) to level the scoreline and enforce extra time. Messi then put Argentina back in the lead again in the 108th minute before Mbappe levelled the proceeding with a 117th-minute goal to take the game into penalties. The duo duly converted their penalties early in the shootout but two consecutive misses from France cost dearly as Argentina took the tie-breaker 4-2 to lift the World Cup for the third time. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook****, Twitter and Instagram****.