<p>France striker Kylian Mbappe won the World Cup Golden Boot award with eight goals after scoring a hat-trick in Sunday's final defeat by Argentina on penalties following a 3-3 draw.</p>.<p>Mbappe became just the second man to score three times in a World Cup final after England's Geoff Hurst in 1966 and finished one goal ahead of Lionel Messi, named as the tournament's best player.</p>.<p>Messi is the first player to score in the group stage and all four rounds in the knockout phase.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/lionel-messi-the-goat-1173005.html" target="_blank">Lionel Messi: The GOAT?</a></strong></p>.<p>The 23-year-old has scored 12 World Cup goals in 14 matches and is level with Brazil legend Pele in sixth on the all-time list.</p>.<p>Mbappe is only the second player to find the target in successive World Cup finals after Vava, who scored in Brazil's wins in 1958 and 1962.</p>.<p>The Paris Saint-Germain forward's four goals in World Cup finals are also the most in history.</p>
<p>France striker Kylian Mbappe won the World Cup Golden Boot award with eight goals after scoring a hat-trick in Sunday's final defeat by Argentina on penalties following a 3-3 draw.</p>.<p>Mbappe became just the second man to score three times in a World Cup final after England's Geoff Hurst in 1966 and finished one goal ahead of Lionel Messi, named as the tournament's best player.</p>.<p>Messi is the first player to score in the group stage and all four rounds in the knockout phase.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/lionel-messi-the-goat-1173005.html" target="_blank">Lionel Messi: The GOAT?</a></strong></p>.<p>The 23-year-old has scored 12 World Cup goals in 14 matches and is level with Brazil legend Pele in sixth on the all-time list.</p>.<p>Mbappe is only the second player to find the target in successive World Cup finals after Vava, who scored in Brazil's wins in 1958 and 1962.</p>.<p>The Paris Saint-Germain forward's four goals in World Cup finals are also the most in history.</p>