The 14 Greatest World Cup Golden Boot Winners

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

West Germany's prolific poacher topped 1970 with 10 goals on the way to later World Cup glory.

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2

Eusebio

Portugal's Black Panther fired nine goals to win the 1966 Golden Boot.

777pts

3

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

Italy striker won both Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 1982 World Cup with six goals.

555pts

5

Just Fontaine

France striker whose 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup remain the all-time single-tournament record.

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6

Gary Lineker

England forward took the 1986 Golden Boot with six goals in Mexico.

555pts

7

Miroslav Klose

Germany's all-time World Cup top scorer won the 2006 boot with five goals.

555pts

8

Kylian Mbappe

France forward won the 2022 Golden Boot with eight goals, including a final hat-trick.

396pts

9

Sandor Kocsis

Hungary's 'Golden Head' scored 11 goals to win the boot at the 1954 World Cup.

396pts

10

Mario Kempes

Argentina's talisman scored six, including two in the final, to win the 1978 boot at home.

396pts

11

Davor Suker

Croatia striker scored six to win the 1998 Golden Boot as his side reached the semis.

396pts

12

Thomas Muller

Germany's space-finder won the 2010 Golden Boot with five goals as a 20-year-old.

396pts

13

James Rodriguez

Colombia's playmaker won the 2014 Golden Boot with six goals in a breakout tournament.

396pts

14

Harry Kane

England captain won the 2018 Golden Boot with six goals.

396pts