{"id":5993,"date":"2026-07-14T21:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:38:25","slug":"kylian-mbappe-denied-a-3rd-straight-world-cup-final-and-stays-even-with-messi-in-golden-boot-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5993","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 denied a 3rd straight World Cup final and stays even with Messi in Golden Boot race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 won\u2019t get a third consecutive trip to the World Cup final and remains tied for first with Argentina superstar Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot four years after he won it.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5991\">Messi vs. Bellingham could be the story of the World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The France striker couldn\u2019t generate many chances in his team\u2019s 2-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 and Messi have eight goals each. Messi and defending champion Argentina will play again on Wednesday in the other semifinal match against England.<\/p>\n<p>France will play the loser of that match in the third-place game on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida. Spain will take on the winner in East Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 had the fewest touches of any forward in the first half with 15. Perhaps his most prominent moment was trying to persuade referee Ivan Barton that the penalty resulting in Spain\u2019s first goal shouldn\u2019t have been called.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5989\">E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s best chance came in the 67th minute when his shot deflected off Spain defender Marc Cucurella and just wide. France was already trailing by two goals at that point.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Mbapp\u00e9 was issued a yellow card in the 86th minute when he rushed toward Unai Sim\u00f3n just as the Spain goalkeeper was bending over to pick up the ball. The two collided, sending Sim\u00f3n to the grass.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 started the match against Spain after exiting in the 77th minute of his team\u2019s 2-0 quarterfinal win over Morocco, when he scored his eighth goal of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 also scored eight goals four years ago in Qatar, where France lost to Messi and Argentina in a penalty shootout in the final. France beat Croatia to win the World Cup eight years ago in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5987\">Heat and humidity return to central NC by the end of the week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>\n                See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here\n              <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 won\u2019t get a third consecutive trip to the World&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 denied a 3rd straight World Cup final and stays even with Messi in Golden Boot race - 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