Published 13:57 IST, December 18th 2022
FIFA World Cup: List of all golden boot winners since 1930 as Messi-Mbappe battle heats up
Check out the list of all golden boot winners at FIFA World Cup as the football world gears up for the Messi vs Mbappe battle in the WC 2022 final on Sunday.
Defending champions France will encounter Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final on Sunday. The football world will witness the much-hyped Lionel Messi-Kylian Mbappe battle as Argentina and France lock horns for the biggest prize of international football. Messi and Mbappe are currently head-to-head in the race for the golden boot at the prestigious tournament, having scored five goals each so far. Here's a look at the current top scorers' list at the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Highest goal-scorers at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
- Kylian Mbappe (France) - 5 goals
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 5 goals
- Julian Alvarez (Argentina) - 4 goals
- Olivier Giroud (France) - 4 goals
- Alvaro Morata (Spain) - 3 goals
Most assists at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
- Antoine Griezmann (France) - 3 assists
- Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) - 3 assists
- Harry Kane (England) - 3 assists
- Ivan Perisic (Croatia) - 3 assists
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 3 assists
List of golden boot winners at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Heading into France vs Argentina final at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday here’s a look at the complete list of golden boot winners at the tournament since its inception in 1930.
| Year | Players | Goals |
|
1930 |
Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) |
8 goals
|
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1934 |
Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia) |
5 goals |
|
1938 |
Leonidas (Brazil) |
7 goals |
|
1950 |
Ademir (Brazil) |
9 goals |
|
1954 |
Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) |
11 goals |
|
1958 |
Just Fontaine (France) |
13 goals |
|
1962 |
Florian Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union), Garrincha (Brazil), Vava (Brazil), Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Leonel Sanchez (Chile) | 4 goals |
|
1966 |
Eusebio (Portugal) |
9 goals |
|
1970 |
Gerd Muller (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) |
6 goals |
|
1998 |
Davor Suker (Croatia) |
6 goals |
|
2002 |
Ronaldo (Brazil) |
8 goals |
|
2006 |
Miroslav Klose (Germany) |
5 goals |
|
2010 |
Thomas Muller (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), David Villa (Spain), Diego Forlan (Uruguay) |
5 goals |
|
2014 |
James Rodriguez (Colombia) | 6 goals |
|
2018 |
Harry Kane (England) |
6 goals |
Updated 13:56 IST, December 18th 2022