"Scoring goals at the World Cup remains one of the most eagerly awaited moments in a footballer's career, and come June 11, some of the best strikers will get a chance to add their names to the goal-scoring charts for the tournament. The forwards with the most goals by July 19 will walk away with the Golden Boot award and find themselves in the company of the sport's all-time greats."
"Here is a list of its Golden Boot winners over the years: 1930: Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) eight goals 1934: Oldrich Nejedly (Czech Republic) five goals 1938: Leonidas (Brazil) seven goals 1950: Ademir (Brazil) eight goals 1954: Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) 11 goals 1958: Just Fontaine (France) 13 goals 1966: Eusebio (Portugal) nine goals 1970: Gerd Muller (Germany) 10 goals 1978: Mario Kempes (Argentina) six goals"
"England's Harry Kane was awarded the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and was the joint-top scorer at Euro 2024 in Germany [File: Albert Gea/Reuters] 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy) six goals 1986: Gary Lineker (England) six goals 1990: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) six goals 1994: Oleg Salenko (Russia), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) six goals 1998: Davor Suker (Croatia) six goals"
"2018: Harry Kane (England) six goals 2022: Kylian Mbappe (France) eight goals Mbappe's eight goals at the Qatar World Cup was the equal-highest since 1970 [File: Martin Meissner/AP]"
World Cup goal scoring is a major milestone for forwards, with the Golden Boot awarded to the player who finishes as the tournament’s leading scorer. The list of Golden Boot winners spans multiple decades and countries, featuring prolific strikers such as Guillermo Stabile, Leonidas, Ademir, Sandor Kocsis, Just Fontaine, and Eusebio. High-scoring tournaments include Sandor Kocsis with 11 goals in 1954 and Just Fontaine with 13 goals in 1958. Several years show multiple joint winners, including 1962 and 1994. Recent Golden Boot winners include Harry Kane in 2018 and Kylian Mbappé in 2022, where Mbappé scored eight goals, matching the equal-highest total since 1970.
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