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France striker Kylian Mbappe wins World Cup Golden Boot award

France striker Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot award following a sensational World Cup 2022 final.

Mbappe was top scorer with eight goals, including a hat-trick in the final.

It was the first treble in a World Cup final since Sir Geoff Hurst's in 1966, when England beat West Germany.

Mbappe, 23, scored twice in normal time and once in extra time as 2018 champions France lost the showpiece at Lusail Stadium.

The Paris St-Germain forward also created history when he became the first player to score four goals in a World Cup finals, having also netted in France's 2018 victory over Croatia.

Mbappe, who took his total tally of World Cup goals to 12, became the youngest player to reach double figures in the competition.

He joined Brazil's Vava and Pele, West Germany's Paul Breitner and France's Zinedine Zidane as the only players to score in multiple World Cup finals.

PSG teammate Lionel Messi won the Silver Boot for finishing second in the goalscoring charts, while AC Milan's Frenchman Olivier Giroud took the Bronze Boot for netting four goals in six matches.

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