At the Qatar World Cup 2022, Argentine captain Lionel Messi and blue-eyed boy Kylian Mbappe each scored five goals. At the Lusail Stadium, Messi-led Argentina and Mbappe-starred France will face off in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final. Argentina’s Julian Alvarez scored a stunning brace against Croatia. Led by Luka Modric, in the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-finals, challenging Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe. Olivier Giroud in the race for the coveted Golden Boot.
Alvarez’s scoring prowess enabled Argentina. Influenced by Messi, to compete in the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Argentina, coached by Messi, defeated Croatia 3-0 to advance to its sixth World Cup final. Alvarez started his Argentina career in Qatar as a substitute for the Messi-led team. He has been a revelation at the FIFA World Cup. Alvarez, who is 22 years old and has scored four goals for Argentina, is currently tied with veteran French striker Olivier Giroud for the Golden Boot standings.
It is interesting to note that France’s all-time leading. The goal scorer in men’s football has only played 383 minutes at the FIFA World Cup 2022. Giroud has not provided a single assist in the Qatar tournament. Alvarez played 364 minutes for Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and had zero assists. Mbappe, a teammate of Giroud’s, is the FIFA World Cup 2022’s joint top scorer.
At the Qatar World Cup, France’s Mbappe has scored five goals so far. In the Golden Boot standings for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Mbappe and Argentina captain and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) teammate Messi are tied for fifth with five goals. What would happen in Qatar if the two leading goal scorers tied for the Golden Boot title?
At the FIFA World Cup 2022, if two or more players score the same number of goals. The Golden Boot winner will be determined by the number of assists provided by the candidates. Suppose that even after the first tiebreak (number of assists), there is no difference between the players. In that case, the player who has scored the most goals in the shortest amount of time at the FIFA World Cup 2022 will receive the Golden Boot.
Messi, Argentina’s all-time leading goal scorer, is currently leading the Golden Boot race at the Qatar World Cup with 5 goals and 3 assists. Mbappe, who has scored the same number of goals as Messi but has two assists, comes in second place. Messi has participated in the Qatar World Cup for 570 minutes. Mbappe, Messi’s PSG teammate, has played 477 minutes in Qatar for the two-time world champions.