Kylian Mbappé failed to lead France to victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, but he delivered a stellar performance in the final, scoring a hat-trick of three goals. This achievement equaled the hat-trick record set by England's Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final and surpassed Lionel Messi as the tournament's top scorer.
Mbappé scored a total of eight goals in the 2022 World Cup. In total, he has scored four goals in two World Cup finals. In 2018, Mbappé scored one goal. He thus surpassed the achievements of Zinedine Zidane, Pelé, Vavá, and Hurst, who each scored three goals in a World Cup final.
As the top scorer in the 2022 World Cup, Mbappé won the Golden Boot. Messi, meanwhile, was named the best player and received the Golden Ball after leading Argentina to victory.
Since the award's inception in 1982, Lionel Messi is the only player to have won the World Cup Golden Ball twice, in 2014 and 2022.
Olivier Giroud and Julián Álvarez tied for third place in the top scorer rankings with 4 goals each.
For information, Argentina won the World Cup after defeating France 3-3 (4-2) on penalties in the final match held at Lusail Stadium on Sunday, December 18, 2022, WIB.