Soccer-World Cup 2022 top goal scorer: who won the Golden Boot?


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Final - Argentina v France - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 18, 2022 Best Young Player winner Argentina's Enzo Fernandez, Golden Ball winner Argentina's Lionel Messi, Golden Glove winner Argentina's Emiliano Martinez and Golden Boot winner France's Kylian Mbappe pose with the trophies REUTERS/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - One of the top honours awarded at the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the Golden Boot which is presented to the top scorer at the tournament.

France striker Kylian Mbappe topped the count with eight goals, one more than Argentina's Lionel Messi, after bagging a hat-trick in the final which the defending champions lost to the South Americans on penalties.

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