{"id":4848,"date":"2026-07-19T13:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:11:12","slug":"frances-kylian-mbappe-all-but-clinches-world-cup-golden-boot-in-third-place-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4848","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s Kylian Mbappe all but clinches World Cup Golden Boot in third-place game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>For 90 carefree minutes in Miami, defense disappeared, goals were aplenty and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 seized the Golden Boot race leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4846\">Second death reported in NYC\u2019s Legionnaires\u2019 cluster \u2013 but source of outbreak likely eliminated: officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s 6-4 loss to England in Saturday\u2019s third-place match looked more like an NBA All-Star Game than a World Cup showdown. With Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 all beginning on the bench, neither side showed much interest in risking tired legs just weeks before returning to their clubs.<\/p>\n<p>England raced to a stunning 4-0 halftime lead before France finally responded.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 scored twice and added an assist in the second half as France clawed back with three unanswered goals before Bukayo Saka completed the hat trick to help England pull away late.<\/p>\n<p>The French superstar\u2019s performance pushed him to 10 goals and four assists for the tournament, all but locking up the World Cup Golden Boot.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi entered the day holding the tiebreaker with eight goals and four assists, but Sunday\u2019s final now presents an almost impossible math problem. Messi would likely need a hat trick against Spain at MetLife Stadium to overtake Mbapp\u00e9 outright \u2014 or two goals and an assist to win on the tiebreaker.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4844\">England beats France in high-flying \u2014 and historic \u2014 World Cup third-place match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 also moved past Messi atop the World Cup\u2019s all-time scoring chart with 22 career goals, one ahead of the Argentine legend entering Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>Messi can still reclaim both records, but his focus is almost certainly elsewhere. <\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A victory over Spain would deliver Argentina its second straight World Cup title \u2014 something no nation has accomplished since Brazil in 1962 \u2014 while strengthening his case for the Golden Ball and perhaps even a record ninth Ballon d\u2019Or.  <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4842\">Boxing star Hannah Rapp killed by road rage driver while cycling in Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 scored twice and added an assist in France&#8217;s 6-4 loss to England, taking the lead in the World Cup Golden Boot race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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