Messi Mbappé World Cup Final Golden Boot
by Lamine Nation: Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé each arrived at the 2022 World Cup Final with 5 goals. Then the scoring unfolded in real time: Messi netted in the 23rd minute to make it 6, Mbappé responded with a penalty in the 80th to equalize at 6, then struck again a minute later to go up to 7. Messi leveled the Golden Boot race at 7 with his 108th-minute goal, but Mbappé completed his hat trick in the 118th to finish on 8. The greatest World Cup Final ever also delivered a Golden Boot battle that lived up to
Transcript (en)
He's got the ground, he's got a penalty! A heartbeat. And Messi! Alvarez, here's McAllister, Di Maria is the spare man, and how Di Maria, glorious goal! FANS ROAR Argentine gold! And Colin Moirani has got into the box, he's got a penalty! Obliged. Mbappe, Troubaam, Mbappe! Oh wow! FANS ROAR Arturo Martinez, Lionel Messi, Fernandes, Martinez, Messi! In by Koeman. Out to Mbappe. Handball, shot for handball. Mbappe. Into the galaxy of greats! Forward by Canate, Colin O'Reilly, what a stop!
