WE have reached the final weekend of this year’s World Cup – and the Golden Boot is still up for grabs!
There have been four winners of the World Cup Golden Boot since it re-branded from the Golden Shoe for the 2010 tournament.
Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot in 2022, despite losing the final Credit: Getty
A young Thomas Muller won the Golden Boot when it was re-named in South Africa Credit: PA:Press Association
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Thomas Muller won the first in South Africa, scoring five times as Germany finished third at the tournament, scoring in the third place playoff against Uruguay.
James Rodriguez burst onto the scene in Brazil to win the 2014 Golden Boot with six goals, beating out Muller, who scored five goals in 2014.
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An Englishman won in 2018, as Harry Kane netted six times for the Three Lions, as they finished fourth in Russia.
France’s Kylian Mbappe put his name in history and won the 2022 Golden Boot with eight goals, including a hat-trick in the World Cup final against Argentina, beating out Lionel Messi, who struck seven.
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And despite France’s exit, Mbappe can still win it ahead of Messi if he scores in the third-place play-off.
JattvibeSport can reveal who is leading the way for the Golden Boot in 2026.
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Who is leading the race for the Golden Boot?
This is who is leading the way for the Golden Boot at the World Cup:
1 Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 8 (4 assists)
2 Kylian Mbappe (France) – 8 (3 assists)
3 Erling Haaland (Norway) – 7
T-4 Harry Kane (England) – 6 (1 assist)
T-4 Jude Bellingham (England) – 6 (1 assist)
5 Ousmane Dembele (France) – 5 (2 assists)
6 Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – 5 (1 assist)
T-7 Vinicius Jr (Brazil) – 4 (1 assist)
T-7 Ismaila Sarr (Senegal) – 4 (1 assist)
T-7 Julian Quinones – 4 (1 assist)
