# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published June 20, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-14-greatest-world-cup-golden-boot-winners*

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## Current results (1 votes)

1. **Gerd Muller** — 100% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   West Germany's prolific poacher topped 1970 with 10 goals on the way to later World Cup glory.
2. **Eusebio** — 0% (0 votes · score 777/1000)
   Portugal's Black Panther fired nine goals to win the 1966 Golden Boot.
3. **Ronaldo** — 0% (0 votes · score 678/1000)
   Brazil's R9 scored eight goals in 2002, including both in the final, to win the boot and the cup.
4. **Paolo Rossi** — 0% (0 votes · score 555/1000)
   Italy striker won both Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 1982 World Cup with six goals.
5. **Just Fontaine** — 0% (0 votes · score 555/1000)
   France striker whose 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup remain the all-time single-tournament record.
6. **Gary Lineker** — 0% (0 votes · score 555/1000)
   England forward took the 1986 Golden Boot with six goals in Mexico.
7. **Miroslav Klose** — 0% (0 votes · score 555/1000)
   Germany's all-time World Cup top scorer won the 2006 boot with five goals.
8. **Kylian Mbappe** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   France forward won the 2022 Golden Boot with eight goals, including a final hat-trick.
9. **Sandor Kocsis** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   Hungary's 'Golden Head' scored 11 goals to win the boot at the 1954 World Cup.
10. **Mario Kempes** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   Argentina's talisman scored six, including two in the final, to win the 1978 boot at home.
11. **Davor Suker** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   Croatia striker scored six to win the 1998 Golden Boot as his side reached the semis.
12. **Thomas Muller** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   Germany's space-finder won the 2010 Golden Boot with five goals as a 20-year-old.
13. **James Rodriguez** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   Colombia's playmaker won the 2014 Golden Boot with six goals in a breakout tournament.
14. **Harry Kane** — 0% (0 votes · score 396/1000)
   England captain won the 2018 Golden Boot with six goals.

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