France’s 23 year old sensation Kylian Mbappe has signaled his intent to clinch the Golden Boot Award in the 2022 FIFA World Cup currently ongoing in Qatar as he opened a two goal gap at the top of the scoring charts in the prestigious global tournament heading into the quarterfinal stages starting Friday.Initially placed at three goals after the completion of the Group Stages where Les Bleus topped Group D, Mbappe added two more goals to his tally as he bagged a brace in their Round of 16 tie against Poland where they recorded a 3-1 victory in a match where Olivier Giroud also scored to move ahead of Thierry Henry as France’s all-time leading goal scorer.🔥 Kylian Mbappé pulls clear in the race for the Golden Boot with *two* Goal of the Tournament contenders.What a performance! He’s today’s @Budweiser Player of the Match. 🇫🇷 #FRAPOL 🇵🇱 #POTM #YoursToTake #BringHomeTheBud @BudFootball @Budweiser pic.twitter.com/Oa1h8TzOS0— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 4, 2022 Having moved to five goals in four matches, Mbappe now enjoys a two goal cushion with his closest challengers coming in with three goals.In the chasing pack, a total of nine players are tied on three strikes with Argentine legend Lionel Messi headlining the list alongside Bukayo Saka (England), Alvaro Morata (Spain), Goncalo Ramos (Portugal), Coady Gakpo (Netherlands), Olivier Giroud (France), Marcus Rashford (England), Richarlison (Brazil), Enner Valencia (Ecuador).##NAJAVA_MECA_6870963##Portugal’s 21 year old Ramos stormed into the Golden Boot contention after netting the first hat trick of the 2022 Qatar World Cup in what was his first start in the competition after being picked to fill the huge shoes of Cristiano Ronaldo dropped in the Round of 16 match against Switzerland.As the tournament winds towards its end, Morata and Valencia will not be able to add onto their tally as their respective sides failed to make it to the last eight where only Brazil, France, England, Argentina, Netherlands, Morocco, Portugal and Croatia are the only teams remaining.Gonçalo Ramos came in with the pressure of replacing Ronaldo in the Portugal starting eleven and went on to grab a hat trick on his first World Cup start at 21 years. Chapeau!👑#FIFAWorldCup #Portugal pic.twitter.com/2YpaQunWUl— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) December 6, 2022 A total of seventeen more players are tied on two goals with Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Julian Alvarez (Argentina), Andre Kramaric (Croatia) and Rafael Leao (Portugal) the only ones able to add onto their tally at the tournament.In the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia, England’s Harry Kane bagged the top scorer award as his six goals proved to be enough to win the gong.How politics ensured Kenya didn’t host 1996 Cup of NationsQATAR 2022 WORLD CUP1/4 FINALSFriday18.00: (9.50) Croatia (4.60) Brazil (1.42)22.00: (3.50) Netherlands (3.15) Argentina (2.35)Saturday18.00: (6.00) Morocco (3.60) Portugal (1.70)Sat 22.00: (3.15) England (3.20) France (2.50)***odds are subject to change
