Golden Boot & Top Goal Scorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2026
The Golden Boot – AKA Ballon d’Or – is awarded to the player with the highest number of goals during the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament. Combined highest goal scorers from every FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament from Uruguay in 1930 to North America in 2026. Most World Cup Goals in a single Tournament was 13 by Just Fontaine in World Cup 1958 Sweden.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2026 Golden Boot Winners
| Year & Venue | Player | Nation | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Uruguay | Guillermo Stábile |  | 8 |
| 1934 Italy | Oldřich Nejedlý |  | 5 |
| 1938 France | Leônidas da Silva |  | 7 |
| 1950 Brazil | Ademir | | 8 |
| 1954 Switzerland | Sándor Kocsis |  | 11 |
| 1958 Sweden | Just Fontaine |  | 13 |
| 1962 Chile | Flórián Albert | | 4 |
| Valentin Ivanov |  | ||
| Garrincha | | ||
| Vavá | | ||
| Dražan Jerković |  | ||
| Leonel Sánchez |  | ||
| 1966 England | Eusébio |  | 9 |
| 1970 Mexico | Gerd Müller |  | 10 |
| 1974 West Germany | Grzegorz Lato |  | 7 |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes |  | 6 |
| 1982 Spain | Paolo Rossi |  | 6 |
| 1986 Mexico | Gary Lineker |  | 6 |
| 1990 Italy | Salvatore Schillaci | | 6 |
| 1994 United States | Oleg Salenko |  | 6 |
| Hristo Stoichkov |  | ||
| 1998 France | Davor Šuker |  | 6 |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Ronaldo | | 8 |
| 2006 Germany | Miroslav Klose | | 5 |
| 2010 South Africa | Thomas Müller | | 5 |
| 2014 Brazil | James Rodríguez |  | 6 |
| 2018 Russia | Harry Kane | | 6 |
| 2022 Qatar | Kylian Mbappé | | 8 |
| 2026 North America | Kylian Mbappé | | 10 |
All-Time Top Goal Scorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2026
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