Opposed in the final on Sunday evening (3-3, 4-2 on tab), Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé scored so much this World Cup that they took a step ahead in the race for the Ballon d’Or France Football.
The Argentinian adds the only major title that was missing from his list and he was named best player of the tournament, the Frenchman finished top scorer just ahead of him (8 goals against 7). But with a double for the first and a hat-trick for the second in the final, a performance that only the English Geoffrey Hurst had achieved in 1966, it will be hard to get them under the new criteria, according to which individual performances are prioritized.
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The situation is all the more unique as the two players play in the same jersey at PSG, where they signed a first part of the season at the forefront (12 goals and 14 assists for Messi, 19 goals and 5 assists for Mbappé ). The Bondynois is currently top scorer in the Champions League (7 goals), a competition in which the French champions will face Bayern Munich in the round of 16 (February 14 and March 8).
Source: https://www.lequipe.fr/
