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Who is leading the race for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot award?
Key takeaways
- Argentina’s Messi is level on goals with France’s Mbappe as World Cup favourites look to power through the knockouts.
- It’s what football fans expect Kylian Mbappe to have said to Lionel Messi after France’s latest thumping win in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
- The battle to be the tournament’s top scorer is heating up as the action moves into the knockout stages.
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Argentina’s Messi is level on goals with France’s Mbappe as World Cup favourites look to power through the knockouts.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo France's Kylian Mbappe has scored six goals in the World Cup 2026 [Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Over to you, Lionel. It’s what football fans expect Kylian Mbappe to have said to Lionel Messi after France’s latest thumping win in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The battle to be the tournament’s top scorer is heating up as the action moves into the knockout stages.
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