Kylian Mbappe wins World Cup Golden Boot award
The France striker will leave Qatar as the tournament's top scorer after becoming the first man to score three goals in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst in 1966 - but his main memory will be the pain of an agonising defeat.
At the end of a truly epic evening, the 23-year-old still got to walk up to the victory podium to collect his individual accolade after reminding the world of his immense talent - but there were times when a far greater prize was within his grasp.
This could have been his final, and known as his tournament too, but instead both will be remembered as belonging to another number 10, who also got to hold aloft the World Cup trophy that Mbappe took home four years ago.
It was Argentina and Lionel Messi who ultimately grabbed the glory, but Mbappe lit up Lusail Stadium and it felt for a while like this was meant to be his time, again.
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