Miami (USA).- Kylian Mbappé scored a brace this Saturday against England in the current World Cup and with 10 goals provisionally surpasses Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot, and as the top scorer in the history of the World Cups, with 22.
The Real Madrid forward scored in the 48th minute of the third-place match with a cross-shot, and added his second in the 66th, both thanks to assists from Michael Olise.
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Mbappé, 27, was one of the four French players to repeat as a starter after playing the semifinal match against Spain, with the goal of surpassing Messi, 39, who has 8 goals but had provided one more assist than the Frenchman for the Golden Boot.
The Argentine, however, still has to play the final on Sunday against Spain.
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Mbappé’s 2 goals were enough for him to surpass the 21 scored by Messi in the sixth World Cup of his career.
The French striker has scored 22 goals in 22 matches, across three World Cups. He won the 2018 World Cup in Russia with France.
France is losing in the second half 3-4.
