With England beating France 6:4, Mbappé is likely to receive the least impressive Golden Boot ever, because behind the goals-scoring record there was an “ugly spectacle”

At this World Cup so far, he leads the top scorers chart with 10 total goals, ahead of Messi’s 8 goals. Given that Argentina next faces Spain, a team strong in both attack and defense, the odds of Messi scoring more than 2 goals on his own are extremely low. Mbappé is very likely to win the Golden Boot as the top scorer with a brace in the third-place match. However, because this World Cup expanded the number of teams and because the third-place match boosted goal totals, the value of this award is too low.
In the first half, France went into a trance-like performance and fell behind England 0:4. The team, which has previously won both the championship and the runner-up, set the record for the largest halftime deficit in a third-place match. Yet in the second half, England seemed not to want the opponent to lose by too much, conceding 3 goals in just 20 minutes. In the end, the two teams finished 6:4 amid cheers and laughter.