French forward Kylian Mbappé has achieved a historic milestone by winning the Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup. The award was confirmed after Lionel Messi failed to score in the tournament final, leaving the French star as the competition's top scorer.
This victory marks a unique achievement for Mbappé, who becomes the only player in the history of the World Cup to claim the top scorer honor twice. He previously earned the same recognition in the 2022 edition of the tournament.
The list of past Golden Boot winners highlights the rarity of this feat: 2026: Kylian Mbappé (France, 10 goals); 2022: Kylian Mbappé (France, 8 goals); 2018: Harry Kane (England, 6 goals); 2014: James Rodríguez (Colombia, 6 goals); 2010: Diego Forlán (Uruguay), Thomas Müller (Germany), David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) [5 goals]; 2006: Miroslav Klose (Germany, 5 goals); 1998: Davor Šuker (Croatia, 6 goals); 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko (Russia) [6 goals]; 1990: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy, 6 goals); 1986: Gary Lineker (England, 6 goals); 1978: Mario Kempes (Argentina, 6 goals); 1974: Grzegorz Lato (Poland, 7 goals); 1970: Gerd Müller (West Germany, 10 goals); 1962: Flórián Albert (Hungary), Garrincha (Brazil), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union), Dražan Jerković (Yugoslavia), Leonel Sánchez (Chile), Vavá (Brazil) [4 goals]; 1958: Just Fontaine (France, 13 goals); 1954: Sándor Kocsis (Hungary, 11 goals); 1950: Ademir de Menezes (Brazil, 9 goals); 1938: Leônidas da Silva (Brazil, 7 goals); 1934: Oldřich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia, 5 goals); 1930: Guillermo Stábile (Argentina, 8 goals).
