France Star Kylian Mbappe Creates History With Second World Cup Golden Boot After 10-Goal Show in 2026
France captain Kylian Mbappe has made history at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after becoming the first player in the history of football to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot twice.
Mbappe clinched his second Golden Boot after finishing as the top scorer at the 2026 World Cup in North America with 10 goals and 4 assists in eight appearances, retaining the award he first won at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
The 27-year-old Real Madrid superstar sealed the award in dramatic fashion during France’s third-place play-off against England at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Despite France losing 6-4 to England in one of the highest-scoring games in World Cup history, Mbappe scored twice to take his tally to 10 goals for the tournament.
His two goals in that match proved pivotal in the Golden Boot race. Coming into the semi-finals, Mbappe and Argentina captain Lionel Messi were tied on 8 goals each. Messi, who was playing in what is expected to be his last ever World Cup final at 39 years old, stayed on 8 goals after Argentina lost 1-0 to Spain in the final at MetLife Stadium. Mbappe’s brace against England took him two clear at the top.
According to the final Golden Boot standings:
1. Kylian Mbappe (France) – 10 goals, 4 assists
  2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 8 goals, 4 assists
  3. Bukayo Saka (England) – 7 goals
 4. Jude Bellingham (England) – 7 goals
The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores the most goals at the World Cup, with assists used as a tie-breaker if players are level on goals.
For Mbappe, this is another record in an already legendary World Cup career. He won the Golden Boot in 2022 with 8 goals, pipping Messi in that tournament as well, although Argentina beat France in the final on penalties in Qatar. In 2026, history repeated itself in terms of the scoring chart, but France once again missed out on the trophy after losing to England in the third-place match.
It was a crazy game in Miami. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick to cap a stunning result for England, while Jude Bellingham scored in added time to take his tournament tally to seven goals. But the night belonged to Mbappe, who showed why he is considered one of the greatest.
Eight of Mbappe’s 10 goals this summer came in braces, showing his ability to deliver in big games. He also broke German legend Miroslav Klose’s career World Cup knockout record during the tournament, after overtaking Klose’s career tally earlier alongside Messi.
While the rest of the major individual awards at the tournament went to Spanish players after Spain won their second World Cup title following a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina, Mbappe did not go home empty-handed.
The France captain, who now has two Golden Boots before turning 28, is now firmly on course to become the all-time top scorer in World Cup history and could even win a third Golden Boot at the 2030 World Cup.
