Kylian Mbappe

France’s superstar Kylian Mbappe is the player to catch in the race for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot award. Image via @kylianmbappe

FIFA World Cup | Golden Boot race: Lionel Messi closing in on Kylian Mbappe

France’s superstar Kylian Mbappe is the player to catch in the race for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot award.

Kylian Mbappe

France’s superstar Kylian Mbappe is the player to catch in the race for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot award. Image via @kylianmbappe

France’s superstar Kylian Mbappe remains the player to catch in the race for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot award.

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Mbappe has found the back of the net on five occasions to date, boosted by his brace in helping his country ease past Poland 3-1 in the Round of 16.

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France will next take on England in a mouth-watering quarter-final clash on Saturday, 10 December at 21:00 (SA time).

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WORLD CUP LEADING GOAL SCORERS

5 goals: Kylian Mbappe (France)

4 goals: Lionel Messi (Argentina)

3 goals: Enner Valencia (Ecuador), Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), Marcus Rashford (England), Alvaro Morata (Spain), Olivier Giroud (France), Bukayo Saka (England), Richarlison (Brazil), Goncalo Ramos (Portugal)

2 goals: Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Mehdi Taremi (Iran), Cho Gue-sung (South Korea), Andrej Kramaric (Croatia), Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Ferran Torres (Spain), Ritsu Doan (Japan), Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon), Salem al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia), Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia), Niclas Fuellkrug (Germany), Kai Havertz (Germany), Breel Embolo (Switzerland), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay), Julian Alvarez (Argentina), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Rafael Leao (Portugal), Wout Weghorst (Netherlands), Neymar (Brazil)

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