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The 14 Greatest World Cup Golden Boot Winners

by YPB Team1 vote

From Just Fontaine's untouchable 13 goals in 1958 to Mbappé and James Rodríguez, ranking the players who finished a World Cup as its top scorer.

  1. Gerd Muller — ranked #11
    Gerd Muller
    West Germany's prolific poacher topped 1970 with 10 goals on the way to later World Cup glory.
    1000pts
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  2. Eusebio — ranked #22
    Eusebio
    Portugal's Black Panther fired nine goals to win the 1966 Golden Boot.
    777pts
  3. Ronaldo — ranked #33
    Ronaldo
    Brazil's R9 scored eight goals in 2002, including both in the final, to win the boot and the cup.
    678pts
  4. Paolo Rossi — ranked #44
    Paolo Rossi
    Italy striker won both Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 1982 World Cup with six goals.
    555pts
  5. Just Fontaine — ranked #55
    Just Fontaine
    France striker whose 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup remain the all-time single-tournament record.
    555pts
  6. Gary Lineker — ranked #66
    Gary Lineker
    England forward took the 1986 Golden Boot with six goals in Mexico.
    555pts
  7. Miroslav Klose — ranked #77
    Miroslav Klose
    Germany's all-time World Cup top scorer won the 2006 boot with five goals.
    555pts
  8. Kylian Mbappe — ranked #88
    Kylian Mbappe
    France forward won the 2022 Golden Boot with eight goals, including a final hat-trick.
    0pts
  9. Sandor Kocsis — ranked #99
    Sandor Kocsis
    Hungary's 'Golden Head' scored 11 goals to win the boot at the 1954 World Cup.
    0pts
  10. Mario Kempes — ranked #1010
    Mario Kempes
    Argentina's talisman scored six, including two in the final, to win the 1978 boot at home.
    0pts
  11. Davor Suker — ranked #1111
    Davor Suker
    Croatia striker scored six to win the 1998 Golden Boot as his side reached the semis.
    0pts
  12. Thomas Muller — ranked #1212
    Thomas Muller
    Germany's space-finder won the 2010 Golden Boot with five goals as a 20-year-old.
    0pts
  13. James Rodriguez — ranked #1313
    James Rodriguez
    Colombia's playmaker won the 2014 Golden Boot with six goals in a breakout tournament.
    0pts
  14. Harry Kane — ranked #1414
    Harry Kane
    England captain won the 2018 Golden Boot with six goals.
    0pts

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Comments

Six goals in five games at 22, from the one man here who was not a striker by trade: https://youpick.best/articles/how-many-ways-to-rank-james-rodriguez https://youpick.best/articles/kylian-mbappe-ranked-every-way

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