A hat-trick in the final and a golden boot in the World Cup, Mbappe was not happy[weiyuan]
2025-03-17
France failed to defend their title at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after losing to Argentina in a penalty shootout.

Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the final, which ended with the Golden Boot of this World Cup, but he was far from happy.
Argentina led 2-0 at half-time and Mbappe helped France level in the second half, scoring 2-2 in 97 seconds, first from the penalty spot and then from a tackle to send the match into extra time.
Messi again put Argentina ahead in extra time, but Mbappe scored a hat-trick with another penalty. In the end, the match went to a penalty shootout, Mbappe scored the penalty, but a teammate missed, and Argentina won the final.
Mbappe is only the second player in history to wear a cap in a World Cup final, the first being England's Hurst who scored three goals in the 1966 final.
Mbappe eventually won the "Golden Boot" award with eight goals, but he was not happy when he received the award after the final, because the team failed to win the title, Mbappe failed to win his second World Cup title. But Mbappe is still young and has plenty of opportunities ahead of him.