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The France captain finishes the World Cup on 10 goals to become the first player ever to top the scoring charts at two tournaments in a row, with Lionel Messi second on eight after a blank in the final.
While Lamine Yamal soaks up the headlines, Oyarzabal arrives at the World Cup final as Spain's top scorer with five goals and the penalty that saw off France. Argentina's defence would be unwise to lose sight of him.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in France's 6-4 defeat to England to reach 10 goals and lead the Golden Boot race. Lionel Messi, on eight, must strike at least twice against Spain tonight to overhaul him.
England led France 4-0 at the interval in the World Cup bronze match, with Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka brace doing the damage. Sunday's final looms as the Golden Boot decider.
France and England meet in Miami on Saturday for third place, a game neither side wanted. It is Didier Deschamps' final match in charge, and the tournament's Golden Boot remains very much up for grabs.
A header against Panama took Harry Kane past Gary Lineker as England's all-time World Cup scorer, and he managed it with barely a fuss. He goes into the quarter-final against Erling Haaland's Norway fourth in the race for the Golden Boot, two goals off the lead.
Lionel Messi scored and assisted as defending champions Argentina came from two goals down to beat Egypt 3-2 and reach the World Cup quarter-final against Switzerland, a night on which the 39-year-old set fresh all-time marks in what is widely reported to be his final tournament.
Erling Haaland's 90th-minute strike against Brazil completed a brace and pulled him level with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe on seven World Cup goals.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are locked together on seven goals apiece as the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot race turns into the tournament's defining storyline.
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are tied on seven goals apiece for the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot, with Mbappe holding the tiebreaker edge as Erling Haaland and Harry Kane push from two behind.
Kylian Mbappe has matched Lionel Messi's tournament-leading goal tally at the 2026 World Cup while breaking Ronaldo's all-time record and Haaland hunts from behind.
