Kylian Mbappé has carved his name into football history by becoming the first player ever to win the World Cup Golden Boot on two occasions, claiming the top scorer award at the 2026 tournament after netting 10 goals in eight matches.

The France forward surpassed Lionel Messi in a high-quality race for the award, having previously won the Golden Boot at Qatar 2022 with eight goals. Mbappé is the first man to score double figures in a single World Cup since Gerd Muller did so for West Germany at the 1970 tournament.

Only Just Fontaine — who bagged 13 goals for France in 1958 — and Hungary's Sandor Kocsis, with 11 in 1954, have eclipsed that tally in a single edition of the competition.

All-time record to go with the golden boot

Mbappé also stands alone as the men's World Cup all-time leading scorer, with 22 goals in total — one ahead of Messi. He moved clear of the Argentine on Saturday with a brace in the bronze medal match, though France ultimately fell to a 6-4 defeat against England and finished fourth.

The 27-year-old struck twice against Senegal and Iraq in the group stage, and again against Sweden in the last 32. He then converted a 70th-minute penalty winner against Paraguay in the last 16 before adding a further strike against Morocco in the quarter-finals.

Messi, 39, had the chance to leapfrog Mbappé with a hat-trick in Sunday's World Cup final, but Argentina were beaten 1-0 by Spain in New Jersey, leaving the Paris Saint-Germain legend to finish the tournament with eight goals in as many games.

England's Jude Bellingham and Norway's Erling Haaland were the next highest scorers with seven goals apiece, with France's Ousmane Dembélé and England captain Harry Kane each contributing six.

Simon claims the Golden Glove

Spain's Unai Simon took the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper, having conceded just once across eight matches. The Athletic Club stopper kept seven clean sheets throughout the competition, with Belgium's Charles de Ketelaere the only player to beat him — in the quarter-finals.

The 29-year-old was preferred over Arsenal's David Raya as Spain's number one, and repaid manager Luis de la Fuente's trust with a string of commanding displays as Spain were crowned world champions.