Scoring at the World Cup is one of the most anticipated moments in any footballer's career. From June 11, the world's top strikers will have a chance to etch their names into the tournament's scoring records. The player with the most goals by July 19 will claim the Golden Boot and join the ranks of football legends.
Below is the list of players who have won the Golden Boot at each World Cup:
1930: Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) – 8 goals
1934: Oldřich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia) – 5 goals
1938: Leônidas (Brazil) – 7 goals
1950: Ademir (Brazil) – 8 goals
1954: Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) – 11 goals
1958: Just Fontaine (France) – 13 goals (tournament record)
1962: Florian Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union), Garrincha (Brazil), Vavá (Brazil), Leonel Sánchez (Chile), Dražan Jerković (Yugoslavia) – tied at 4 goals
1966: Eusébio (Portugal) – 9 goals
1970: Gerd Müller (West Germany) – 10 goals
1974: Grzegorz Lato (Poland) – 7 goals
1978: Mario Kempes (Argentina) – 6 goals
1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy) – 6 goals
1986: Gary Lineker (England) – 6 goals
1990: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) – 6 goals
1994: Oleg Salenko (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) – tied at 6 goals
1998: Davor Šuker (Croatia) – 6 goals
2002: Ronaldo (Brazil) – 8 goals
2006: Miroslav Klose (Germany) – 5 goals
2010: Thomas Müller (Germany) – 5 goals
2014: James Rodríguez (Colombia) – 6 goals
2018: Harry Kane (England) – 6 goals
2022: Kylian Mbappé (France) – 8 goals
Kylian Mbappé's eight goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar matched the highest tally since 1970. Meanwhile, French legend Just Fontaine still holds the record for most goals in a single World Cup with 13 in 1958.
