This is a list of all the Golden Boot winners in FIFA World Cup since 1930.
The FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of international soccer. It’s a quadrennial tournament where national teams compete for the championship title.
The Golden Boot award recognizes the player with the most goals scored throughout the World Cup tournament. Hence, it’s a coveted honor, especially for strikers.
In this list, we’ll be going through the history of Golden Boot winners in every World Cup tournament.
So let’s get started.
If you want to read about the highest scorers in World Cup history, check out this post.
World Cup Golden Boot Winners by Tournament
Here’s the list of all World Cup Golden Boot winners.
| World Cup Edition | Player | Team | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Guillermo Stabile | Argentina | 8 |
| 1934 | Oldrich Nejedly | Czech Republic | 5 |
| 1938 | Leonidas | Brazil | 7 |
| 1950 | Ademir | Brazil | 8 |
| 1954 | Sandor Kocsis | Hungary | 11 |
| 1958 | Just Fontaine | France | 13 |
| 1962 | Florian Albert, Valentin Ivanov, Garrincha, Vava, Drazan Jerkovic, Leonel Sanchez | Multiple Countries | 4 |
| 1966 | Eusebio | Portugal | 9 |
| 1970 | Gerd Muller | Germany | 10 |
| 1974 | Grzegorz Lato | Poland | 7 |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes | Argentina | 6 |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | 6 |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker | England | 6 |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy | 6 |
| 1994 | Oleg Salenko, Hristo Stoichkov | Russia, Bulgaria | 6 |
| 1998 | Davor Suker | Croatia | 6 |
| 2002 | Ronaldo Nazario | Brazil | 8 |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 5 |
| 2010 | Thomas Muller | Germany | 5 |
| 2014 | James Rodríguez | Colombia | 6 |
| 2018 | Harry Kane | England | 6 |
| 2022 | Kylian Mbappe | France | 8 |
Interesting Facts and Stats About Golden Boot
No Player Has Won The Golden Boot Twice
Surprisingly, no player has ever won the Golden Boot twice. The competition is fierce, and the World Cup only happens every four years.
This makes it difficult for a single player to dominate across multiple tournaments.
Most Goals Scored in a Single World Cup Tournament
The record for most goals scored in a single tournament belongs to Just Fontaine of France. He netted an incredible 13 goals in 1958.
The 1950s and 60s saw some particularly high-scoring tournaments compared to the modern game.
Europe Dominates the Golden Boot Winners List
Europe dominates the Golden Boot winners’ list followed by South America.
No other continent has won the Golden Boot so far.
Golden Boot Does Not Guarantee the Team’s Success
Interestingly, only a handful of Golden Boot winners have been on the World Cup champion team in the same year.
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