Kylian Mbappe has become the first player to win the World Cup Golden Boot twice after earning the award for top scorer at the 2026 tournament.
The France forward netted 10 goals in eight games to edge out Lionel Messi in a high-quality race.
Having struck eight times to finish top scorer at Qatar 2022, Mbappe has won the Golden Boot in back-to-back World Cups.
The 27-year-old was the first man to reach double figures for World Cup goals since Gerd Muller for West Germany in 1970.
Only Just Fontaine, who hit 13 for France in 1958, and Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis with 11 in 1954, have scored more individual goals in a single tournament.
Mbappe is also now the men’s World Cup all-time top scorer with 22 goals – one ahead of Messi.
Mbappe moved clear of Messi on Saturday with two goals in the bronze match, although he could not stop France falling to a 6-4 defeat against England and finishing fourth.
“When you score that many goals in the World Cup, it certainly takes you to a whole new level,” he said after Saturday’s match in Miami.
Rodri has won the World Cup and Euros with Spain – plus four Premier League titles with Man City
Manchester City midfielder Rodri, a key figure in Spain’s run to a second men’s World Cup triumph, was named best player.
The 30-year-old received the Golden Ball from Fifa president Gianni Infantino on the field at the MetLife Stadium following the final in New Jersey.