The FIFA World Cup 2022 is coming to an end. The winner of the significant event in Qatar is only one game away. Argentina and France will compete for their third World Cup title on Sunday at the Lusail Stadium. Argentina’s Lionel Messi will be the center of attention, as this will reportedly be his final World Cup game. Messi has led Argentina in scoring with five goals in the current tournament. Notably, France’s Kylian Mbappe is tied with him on the top goal-scorers’ leaderboard with the same number of goals. It will be an intriguing contest for the Golden Boot. With Olivier Giroud, who has been in phenomenal form for France this season. Argentina’s Julian Alvarez level with four goals each.
Before determining the Golden Boot winner for the Qatar edition, let’s look back at the award winners in previous FIFA World Cup editions.
2006 – 2022 Golden Boot Winners
Miroslav Klose (2006)
His excellent form carried over to the FIFA World Cup. Klose finished as the competition’s top scorer. With 5 goals in the finals, as Germany advanced to the competition’s semi-finals in their home nation. One of his most crucial goals occurred in the quarter-finals when he scored an all-important header to equalize Germany’s comeback victory over Argentina on penalties.
Thomas Muller (2010)
They selected Muller for the German national team in 2010. He scored five goals in six World Cup games for Germany, which finished third. He was named the tournament’s Best Young Player and earned the Golden Boot as the tournament’s leading scorer, with five goals and three assists. The attacker also wins the FIFA Young Player of the Year award, defeating Mexico’s Giovani dos Santos and Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew, closing off a really spectacular summer for the forward, who had failed to score for the senior national team going into his first World Cup.
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James Rodriguez (2014)
Despite being knocked Neymar of Brazil and Robin van Persie, the Netherlands matched his four goals out in the quarter-final. Neymar of Brazil and Robin van Persie of the Netherlands matched his four goals by the host nation, Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot for scoring six goals during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Colombia advanced further in the World Cup thanks to Rodriguez’s goals. He scored against Greece, Ivory Coast, and Japan as they own Group C before scoring twice, one on a stunning volley, against Uruguay in the last-16. Colombia fell 2-1 to Brazil, with Rodriguez’s final goal coming late from the penalty spot.
Harry Kane (2018)
With six goals, the Tottenham icon helped England reach the semi-finals in Russia. Kane was simply unstoppable in the group stages, scoring twice against Tunisia and a hat-trick against Panama. He added another in the round-of-16 win over Colombia to cap off a strong tournament. Kane netted a brace in England’s Group G opening against Tunisia before netting a hat-trick against Panama and converting a penalty as they defeated Colombia in the knockout stages. Kane did not score in England’s final three games in Russia, but he was still two goals ahead of a group of five players that included winners Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann. Gary Lineker is the only previous Englishman to have won the Golden Boot, scoring six goals in the 1986 World Cup.
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Is it Messi, Mbappe, Giroud, or Alvarez to take the 2022 Golden Boot Honour?
Argentina will face France for the privilege of lifting football’s highest honor, and the Golden Boot will also be decided. And it appears that Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe will share the honor. They tied Messi and Mbappe on five assists each, with Messi now leading since he has delivered three assists, while Mbappe has set up two goals. However, don’t rule out Olivier Giroud or Julian Alvarez. They each have four and are expected to lead their respective teams’ offenses in the final.
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