I'm not thinking too much about the Golden Boot: Mbappe

Bangla Press Desk:   The battle for the Golden Boot at the World Cup is now heating up. Argentina captain Lionel Messi and France star forward Kylian Mbappe are tied on the top scorer list with 6 goals. However, Mbappe gives more importance to the team's success than personal achievements.
Messi topped the group stage with 6 goals in a brilliant performance. In addition to a hat-trick against Algeria, he also scored against Austria and Jordan. Later, Mbappe joined Messi in the last 16 match by scoring a brace against Sweden. Meanwhile, Norway's Erling Haaland is right behind them with 5 goals.
After defeating Sweden 3-0 to secure a quarter-final spot, Mbappe faced questions about the Golden Boot competition at a press conference. There, he made it clear that he was not thinking about Messi, but about France's next goal.
Mbappe said, "I believe that Leo Messi will score more goals. So I am not thinking too much about the Golden Boot. Rather, who our next opponent could be and how far we can go is what is most important now.
The 39-day, 104-match World Cup final will be held in New Jersey on July 20. The 27-year-old forward also expressed his dream of playing in that match.
He said, "I have said before, we want to go as far as possible. Our goal is to play the final here."
Mbappe also mentioned that the team's success is more valuable to him than personal records.
In his words, "We are trying to move forward step by step by winning every match. Of course, if you score more goals, you can be at the top of the scorers' list. But for me, the most important thing is to win for the team." Source: jugantor

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