The proverbial Golden Boot is an award and acknowledgment given to the player who scores the most goals in a football tournament, namely the World Cup. If there are more than one play with same number maximum goals, then a tie-breaker goes in the favor of the player with more assists. World Cup 2018: 5 awards given out at the end of the tournament and who could win them, World Cup 2018: 8 contenders for the Golden Boot. There are also golden boot awards (sometimes referred to as golden shoe awards) in the European divisions.. FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Winners and Profiles World Cup 2010: Thomas Müller reveals surprise at winning Golden Boot. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. Listed below are the Golden Boot winners and top scorers in each World Cup dating back to the first 1930 event. If two or more players are tied on goals, the one who made the most assists will win. Diego Forlan, Uruguay, 2014 Brazil – James Rodríguez, Colombia (6), © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. Garrincha, Brazil Currently, Adidas is the commercial sponsor and the award is known as 'Adidas Golden Boot’. In the event of a tie, assists are used as a tiebreaker: 1930 Uruguay – Guillermo Stábile, Argentina (8), 1934 Italy – Oldřich Nejedlý, Czechoslovakia (5), 1954 Switzerland – Sándor Kocsis, Hungary (11), 1962 Chile –  Flórián Albert, Hungary (4) "For me personally, it's terrific confirmation of the work I've put in over the last year. The Golden Boot is an award given to the top scorer at the end of the FIFA World Cup. German Thomas Mueller, who also scored five, … David Villa, Wesley Sneijder and Diego Forlan also scored five goals, but the Müller's three assists saw him edge out the trio. The Golden Boot award is given to the top goalscorers at the World Cup. All Rights Reserved. Mon 12 Jul 2010 07.49 EDT Golden Boot Odds: 9.0 Winning the World Cup and the Golden Boot would cap a remarkable year for the gifted Dutchman who was deemed surplus to requirements by Real Madrid last summer. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. World Cup Golden Boot Winners. "It's an honour of course, but at the end of the day, I'd rather have had the World Cup itself.". David Villa, Spain Officially, the award was first given out in 1982, when it was called the Golden Shoe. World Cup 2010: Diego Forlan collects Golden Ball award Golden moments from Forlan's World Cup . If even then, two players lie at a same position, then the player who has has taken less time to achieve that is given the award. The Golden Boot is an award given to the top scorer at the end of the FIFA World Cup. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. First published on Mon 12 Jul 2010 07.49 EDT. Vavá, Brazil Dražan Jerković, Yugoslavia Valentin Ivanov, Soviet Union Just Fontaine holds the record for scoring 13 goals at a single World Cup in 1958, which he achieved in six games. The Atletico Madrid forward, 31, scored five goals and was a major influence as his team unexpectedly reached the semi-finals in South Africa. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The Golden Boot award is given to the top goalscorers at the World Cup. It was renamed the Golden Boot in 2010. All rights reserved. Officially, the award was first given out in 1982, when it was called the Golden Shoe. The honour will be with me for all time, and it's a wonderful memento too. "It's a huge honour to be part of a group including the likes of Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Michael Owen and the most recent winner, Lukas Podolski," added Müller. This award was given first in 1982 at Spain under the name 'Golden Shoe’ but it was renamed in 2010. Leonel Sánchez, Chile, 1970 Mexico – Gerd Müller, West Germany (10), 1974 West Germany – Grzegorz Lato, Poland (7), 1978 Argentina – Mario Kempes, Argentina (6), 1990 Italy – Salvatore Schillaci, Italy (6), 1994 United States –  Oleg Salenko, Russia (6) World Cup 2018: 4 players who will fight for the Golden Boot, 2018 World Cup: Top 3 dark horses to win the Golden Boot, Premier League: Golden Boot winners of last 10 seasons, 7 EPL Golden Boot Winners that Salah has Surpassed this Season, FIFA World Cup: Top 5 Young Player Award winners. It was renamed the Golden Boot in 2010. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. In 2006, the golden boot was won by the German forward Miroslav Klose And in 2010, the golden boot was won by the same team member which was Thomas Mueller Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria, 2002 South Korea/Japan – Ronaldo, Brazil (8), 2006 Germany – Miroslav Klose, Germany (5), 2010 South Africa – Thomas Müller, Germany (5) "This is just incredible for a newcomer to the World Cup. The top goal scorer, or goal scorers, is awarded the Golden Boot. is an award given to the top scorer at the end of the FIFA World Cup. is the commercial sponsor and the award is known as 'Adidas Golden Boot’. Germany's 20-year-old forward, who only made his international debut in March, scored five times in South Africa to clinch the award. This award was given first in 1982 at Spain under the name 'Golden Shoe’ but it was renamed in 2010. Thomas Müller has admitted he never believed he would win the Golden Boot before the World Cup began. If anyone had told me I'd end on eight scorer points, I'd have said they were kidding me," Müller said on Bayern's official website. I'm delighted my great run has continued here, and I've really enjoyed it too. Who has scored the most goals in a single World Cup?