​Lionel Messi’s two assists in the semi-final win over England have put the Argentina captain top again in the race for the World Cup Golden Boot award for the tournament top scorer going into the final two matches.Messi has eight goals and four assists to lead France skipper Kylian Mbappé who has eight goals and three assists.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMessi will play in the final on Sunday against Spain and Mbappé also has one more match, the third-place play-off against England on Saturday.Assists are the first tie-breaker when players are tied on goals. The next one is minutes played at the tournament, with the player with fewer minutes ranked higher.In that area Mbappé is ahead with 666 minutes played to Messi’s 712, as Argentina needed extra-time twice.Mbappé won the Golden Boot in 2022 with eight goals ahead of Messi who had seven. Messi has never won the top scorer award but now holds the all-time record with 21 World Cup goals, one ahead of Mbappé.