This year’s World Cup has been filled with drama, upsets, and controversy. One of the biggest controversies has to do with the Golden Boot award, given to the player who scores the most goals throughout the tournament. With undefined, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, and Jude Bellingham are the last ones in the race. Messi and Mbappe have netted eight goals each while Kane and Bellingham are tied at six goals each. Even though Messi is the only one of the four playing in the final, the other three still have a chance to win the Golden Boot if they score enough goals in the third place match. Now the question is, who will win the Golden Boot?
According to Sports Illustrated, it wasn’t until undefined. It is notably one of the few achievements that Messi is yet to earn, which leads fans to believe he will want it desperately before he ends his career. On the other hand, both Harry Kane and Mbappe have won the Golden Boot before, so they are competing to become the first ever player to earn the trophy twice.