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The Argentine star is close to winning the “Golden Boot” award
Argentina captain Lionel Messi retook the crown of top scorer at the 2026 World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico from France star Kylian Mbappe despite not scoring against England.
Messi led Argentina to the 2026 World Cup finals in America, Canada and Mexico.After scoring both goals in the 2-1 semi-final win over England at the Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday, he did not score.
After the match, “The Flea” became the current top scorer of the 2026 World Cup, although he is tied with Kylian Mbappe for the number of goals scored – 8 each.
However, Messi was able to take the top scorer title thanks to two crucial assists against England.
According to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) regulations, the winner of the Golden Boot at the World Cup is the top scorer and, in the event of a tie, the player with the most goals.
Before Argentina’s game against England, Mbappe had scored more goals than Messi with three assists, but the Argentine star managed to surpass him with four assists after scoring two Tango Dancers.
It is noteworthy that Mbappé managed to take away the title of the best scorer of the World Cup 2022 from Messi, scoring 8 goals against 7 goals of the Argentine star.
