New York: Lionel Messi faces a challenge to overtake Kylian Mbappé in the race for the Golden Boot.The Argentina superstar has won just about everything in football except the award for being the tournament's top scorer at the World Cup, and he is now two goals behind Mbappé after the French striker took his tally to 10 goals in a high-scoring third-place game.Even if Messi cannot get there, a record-extending third Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player seems well within reach after Sunday's World Cup final against Spain in East Rutherford, New Jersey.He is already the only player to win the award multiple times since it was first given in 1978, and guiding Argentina to a second straight final at age 39 gives him a strong case for another.“He is the history. He is the legend,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said.The other awards to be presented Sunday for performances at the World Cup are the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper and the Best Young Player Award, given to the top player aged 21 or younger.Spain is in a strong position to win one or both of those awards, with Unai Simón conceding only one goal in seven games and 19-year-old Yamine Lamal impressing in attack and showing why he is already considered one of the most promising players in the world.Messi is at the other end of a career in which he has won the Ballon d'Or, given to football's player of the year award, a record eight times.The Golden Boot has eluded him, but he led the scoring charts going into the final two matches of this year's tournament. Both Messi and Mbappé had eight goals through the semi-finals, but Messi held the tiebreaker with one more assist.Mbappé then scored twice on Saturday in France's 6-4 loss to England, becoming the first player with 10 goals in a World Cup since Germany great Gerd Müller scored 10 in 1970.Mbappé also won the Golden Boot four years ago in Qatar 2022, when France lost to Argentina in the final. This time, he could join players such as Italy's Salvatore Schillaci in 1990, Croatia's Davor Suker in 1998 and Germany's Thomas Müller in 2010 as players whose goals in a third-place game carried them to the Golden Boot.Should Messi beat out Mbappé in an Argentina victory, he would become the first Golden Boot winner to play for the champions since Ronaldo scored eight goals when Brazil won the title in 2002.He may not need any goals to secure another Golden Ball.Messi won that award for the first time in 2014, when Argentina finished runners-up, and again in 2022 when his seven goals in seven games helped his country win its third title.The Golden Ball, Golden Glove and the Best Young Player Award are voted on by members of the media from a list of players compiled by the FIFA Technical Study Group.