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FIFA World Cup: List Of Golden Boot Winners Across Editions Of The Football Mega Event So Far

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The FIFA World Cup 2022 is nearing its business end. The mega event in Qatar is only one game away from finding its winner. Both the finalists — Argentina and France — face each other for their third title at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday. While it is the fourth final appearance across seven editions for the Les Bleus, the La Albiceleste enter into the summit clash for the first time after losing to Germany in the final of the 2014 edition. Didier Deschamps’ side France are the defending champions, while Argentina last won the trophy back in 1986. Argentina’s Lionel Messi will be under the spotlight as it will reportedly be his last World Cup game. In the ongoing tournament, Messi has been the star for Argentina by top-scoring with five goals. Notably, France’s forward Kylian Mbappe is tied with him on the top goal-scorers’ chart with as many goals to his name. It will be an interesting battle for the Golden Boot as Olivier Giroud, who has been in sensational touch this edition …

As Lionel Messi And Kylian Mbappe Fight To Win The Golden Boot, Here’s A Look At Players Who Have Scored The Most Number Of Goals In A Single FIFA World Cup Tournament

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France’s Just Fontaine in action in the 1958 FIFA World Cup© AFP Kylian Mbappe produced a timely assist to help France seal their semi-final win over a resilient Morocco side on Wednesday, but his inability to net a goal himself means the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday will pit the French talisman against Argentine great Lionel Messi as the race hots up for the Golden Boot. Both men have 5 goals each in the tournament so far. France’s Olivier Giroud and Argentina’s Julian Alvarez are also in the running with 4 goals each. A great final for either of these four men would mean they will have their names written in the annals of FIFA World Cup history as the highest scorer of the 2022 event. In the case of a tie, a player with more assists is awarded the Golden Boot. But while we enjoy the success of these players and wait in anticipation to see who ends as the top scorer of this tournament, it is also interesting to look back and see …

BTS’ Jin Enters Korean Military Boot Camp To Serve His Mandatory Military Service

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BTS’ Jin enters Korean military boot camp in full media glare(Photo Credit –IANS) K-pop superstar Jin on Tuesday entered a boot camp in a frontline area to begin his mandatory military service, with hundreds of reporters from domestic and foreign news media waiting outside to cover the news, reports Yonhap News Agency. The 30-year-old became the first member of the boy band BTS to join the military. The group’s six other members — RM, Suga, Jimin, J-hope, V and Jungkook — will also be enlisting in the military in order, according to the band’s agency, Big Hit Music. The vocalist quietly entered an Army training centre in Yeoncheon, 60 km north of Seoul, in a car without a farewell event for fans. Hundreds of personnel from the military, police, firefighting and local government authorities, and media packed an intersection in front of the boot camp’s main gate for safety management and news coverage, respectively, from a few hours before the expected time of his enlistment. Placards reading “We welcome the enlistment of BTS’ Kim Seok-jin …