Kathmandu,

December 19,

Kylian Mbappe added a World Cup Golden Boot to his trophy cabinet but a second winners’ medal was elusive.

He beat Lionel Messi to the Golden Boot but his Paris-Saint Germain team mate got his hands on the biggest prize.

Lionel Messi finished with seven goals and would have won the tiebreaker on assists had he and Mbappé tied. Argentina won the epic final on penalty kicks (4-2) after the game finished tied at 3-3 in regulation.

Mbappé, 23, is the first Frenchman to win the Golden Boot, though Just Fontaine scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, before the award was introduced. Antoine Griezmann finished second in goals scored at the 2018 World Cup.