FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Winners of All Time
FIFA World Cup players and teams receive several awards which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game. There are currently five post-tournament awards and one given during the tournament. The Golden Boot currently commercially termed “Adidas Golden Boot”, previously known as the “Adidas Golden Shoe” from 1982 to 2006 for top goalscorer. The top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup receives the Golden Boot.
Here is the list of players with their team and scored goals:
| Year | Team | Golden Boot | Goal Scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
England
|
Harry Kane
|
6 |
| 2014 |
Colombia
|
James Rodriguez
|
6 |
| 2010 |
Germany
|
Thomas Muller
|
5 |
| 2006 |
Germany
|
Miroslav Klose
|
5 |
| 2002 |
Brazil
|
Ronaldo
|
8 |
| 1998 |
Croatia
|
Davor Suker
|
6 |
| 1994 |
Russia
Bulgaria
|
Oleg Salenko
Hristo Stoichkov
|
6 Each |
| 1990 |
Italy
|
Salvatore Schillaci
|
6 |
| 1986 |
England
|
Gary Lineker
|
6 |
| 1982 |
Italy
|
Paolo Rossi
|
6 |
| 1978 |
Argentina
|
Mario Kempes
|
6 |
| 1974 |
Poland
|
Grzegorz Lato
|
7 |
| 1970 |
Germany
|
Gerd Muller
|
10 |
| 1966 |
Portugal
|
Eusebio
|
9 |
| 1962 |
Hungary
Soviet Union
Brazil
Brazil
Yugoslavia
Chile
|
Florian Albert
Valentin Ivanov
Garrincha
Vava
Drazan Jerkovic
Leonel Sanchez
|
4 Each |
| 1958 |
France
|
Just Fontaine
|
13 |
| 1954 |
Hungary
|
Sandor Kocsis
|
11 |
| 1950 |
Brazil
|
Ademir
|
8 |
| 1938 |
Brazil
|
Leonidas
|
8 |
| 1934 |
Czechoslovakia
|
Oldrich Nejedly
|
5 |
| 1930 |
Argentina
|
Guillermo Stabile
|
8 |
2018 Harry Kane (England)
In the 2018 tournament in Russia harry Kane recorded the 6 goals and earned the Golden Boot as the top goalscorer of the World Cup, the first England player to win the award since Gary Lineker became the first to do so in 1986 tournament. A hat-trick followed against Panama, and he scored his final goal of the tournament against Columbia.
2014 James Rodriguez (Colombia)
James Rodriguez played in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the 2014 tournament in Brazil. He scored 6 goals and gave 2 assists. With that score, he was the top goalscorer in 2014 and received the Golden Boot. He also scored three times during the group stages against Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan, before then scoring twice against Uruguay.
2010 Thomas Muller (Germany)
20-year-old Germany striker Thomas Mueller has been awarded the Golden Boot for the 2010 World Cup finals, finishing the tournament on a tally of five goals. He scored 19 goals in 49 appearances for Bayern last season, including 13 strikes in the Bundesliga. He also picked up the FIFA Young Player of Award, beating Mexico’s Giovani dos Santos and Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew.
2006 Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Klose is best known for his performances with the German national team. He was part of the squad that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored twice against Costa Rica and Ecuador during the group stages and then once against Argentina during the quarter-finals. He topped the chart with 5 goals in 2006
2002 Ronaldo (Brazil)
One of the finest strikers ever showed his class and put the 1998 demons to bed. He scored four times during the group stages then four more during the knockout rounds. Ronaldo was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament for his performances leading up to the final, and finished the tournament as the joint-third highest scorer.
1998 Davor Suker (Croatia)
During his playing career, the Croatian striker scored twice during the group stages in 1998 Then he scored once against Romania, Germany, France, and finally the Netherlands in the third-place playoff game. The crowning moment of Šuker’s career was the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he won the Golden Boot by scoring six goals in seven matches.
1994 Oleg Salenko (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
Oleg Salenko Russian-Ukrainian footballer who played as a forward. He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the 1994 World Cup, helping him earn the Golden Boot as joint-top tournament goalscorer.
Along with Oleg Bulgarian prolific forward player also scored the same goals throughout the tournament. Stoichkov was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In which he was the top scorer with six goals and received the World Cup Golden Boot.
1990 Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)
