The FIFA World Cup 2022 was an absolute rollercoaster ride. Several nail-biting matches have unfolded in Qatar and this World Cup will also be remembered for potentially being the last World Cup for both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Messi has already publicly announced that this will be his final World Cup.
France and Argentina will be crossing swords with each other in the finals of this summit clash. Both the teams have won 2 FIFA World Cup titles each and will be eyeing for their 3rd title. France will be hoping to successfully defend their title and thereby be the 3rd country to do so. Brazil and Italy are the only other countries who have successfully defended their World Cup title.
One of the special awards that is given at the end of the World Cup is the Golden Boot award. It is given to the person with the most number of goals in the tournament. This award is a symbol of a person’s hard-work, prestige and their determination throughout the course of the tournament.
The World Cup is set for a fantastic finale as France’s Kylian Mbappe and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are tied at the top of the Golden Boot winner’s list. Both of them will be seen in action on 18th December 2022 at the Lusail Stadium.
In this article, we take a look at the Golden Boot winners in the FIFA World Cup across all editions:
List of Golden Boot winners in FIFA World Cups
1930
Guillermo Stabile (Uruguay)
1934
Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia)
1938
Leonidas (Brazil)
1950
Ademir (Brazil)
1954
Sandor Kocsis (Hungary)
1958
Just Fontaine (France)
1962
Florian Albert (Hungary)
1966
Eusebio (Portugal)
1970
Gerd Muller (Germany)
1974
Grzegorz Lato (Poland)
1978
Mario Kempes (Argentina)
1982
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1986
Gary Lineker (Englanf)
1990
Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)
1994
Oleg Salenko (Ukraine)
1998
Davor Suker (Croatia)
2002
Ronaldo (Brazil)
2006
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
2010
Thomas Muller (Germany)
2014
James Rodriguez (Colombia)
2018
Harry Kane (England)
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