In a tournament already filled with his brilliance, French football superstar Kylian Mbappe has etched his name even deeper into FIFA World Cup lore.

He is the face of this competition

If two or more players are tied on goals, then the player with the most assists from that first-place tie is awarded the Golden Boot. Essentially, this becomes a ratio. The player who scored the most goals per minute (thus, the player who tied for the top goals, but then did it in less time), wins the Golden Boot.

In the 2022 World Cup final, France's Kylian Mbappé outshone Lionel Messi with a hat-trick to end up as tournament top scorer, but it was still the Argentina maestro lifting the trophy. Four years on and the pair are at it again,