After the quarter-finals ended, the battle for the top scorer position or top scorer at the 2022 World Cup is getting fiercer. Kylian Mbappe tops the list followed by Lionel Messi and Olivier Giroud in second place.
Mbappe did not contribute a goal when France won 2-1 over England in the quarter-finals last night. However, the PSG striker still tops the list of top scorers with 5 goals and 2 assists from the five matches that have been completed.
Failing to score in the last 8, Mbappe’s position was threatened by teammates Giroud and Lionel Messi. They are only 1 goal away from the 23-year-old player.
Giroud added 1 goal after scoring against England last night, while the captain of the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi, successfully created 1 goal via a penalty kick and 1 assist when Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties.
Meanwhile, many other top scorers immediately fell after their team failed to qualify for the next round. Referring to the results of the quarter-final match, there were Marcus Rashford (England), Bukayo Saka (England), Goncalo Ramos (Portugal), Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), Richarlison (Brazil), and Alvaro Morata (Spain).
The competition between Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Olivier Giroud will still occur in the semifinals. The failure of the Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal and England national teams to advance to the semifinals automatically closed their players’ chances of competing in the 2022 World Cup top scorers.
In the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, Argentina, who won in a dramatic way over the Netherlands, will face Croatia, who beat Brazil 4-2 (penalties) in the last 8.
Meanwhile, France, which won over England, will face Morocco, which was surprisingly able to beat Portugal with a score of 1-0 through a goal scored by Youssef En-Nesyri in the 42nd minute.
The following is a list of names of players who are still competing for the Qatar 2022 World Cup Golden Boot.
List of Latest 2022 World Cup Top Scores
5 Goals
- Kylian Mbappe (France)
4 Goals
- Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- Olivier Giroud (France)
3 Goals
- Marcus Rashford (England) – eliminated
- Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) – eliminated
- Enner Valencia (Ecuador) – eliminated
- Bukayo Saka (England ) – eliminated
- Goncalo Ramos (Portugal) – knocked out
- Richarlison (Brazil) – eliminated
- Alvaro Morata (Spain) – knocked out
