Golden Boot & Top Goal Scorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2022
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 Qatar in 2022. Most World Cup Goals in a single Tournament was 13 by Just Fontaine in World Cup 1958 Sweden. Miroslav Klose has the Most World Cup Goals All-Time.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2022 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 |
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| 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 |
| 8 | |
All-Time Top Goal Scorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2022
| Goals | Player | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Miroslav Klose |
| Germany |
| 15 | Ronaldo |
| Brazil |
| 14 | Gerd Muller |
| West Germany |
| 13 | Just Fontaine |
| France |
| 12 | Pelé |
| Brazil |
| 11 | Jürgen Klinsmann |
| Germany |
| 11 | Sándor Kocsis |
| Hungary |
| 10 | Gabriel Batistuta |
| Argentina |
| 10 | Gary Lineker |
| England |
| 10 | Thomas Müller |
| Germany |
| 10 | Teófilo Cubillas |
| Peru |
| 10 | Grzegorz Lato |
| Poland |
| 10 | Helmut Rahn |
| West Germany |
| 9 | Ademir |
| Brazil |
| 9 | Jairzinho |
| Brazil |
| 9 | Vavá |
| Brazil |
| 9 | Roberto Baggio |
| Italy |
| 9 | Paolo Rossi |
| Italy |
| 9 | Christian Vieri |
| Italy |
| 9 | Eusébio |
| Portugal |
| 9 | David Villa |
| Spain |
| 9 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| West Germany |
| 9 | Uwe Seeler |
| West Germany |
| 8 | Diego Maradona |
| Argentina |
| 8 | Guillermo Stábile |
| Argentina |
| 8 | Leonidas |
| Brazil |
| 8 | Rivaldo |
| Brazil |
| 8 | Oscar Míguez |
| Uruguay |
| 8 | Rudi Völler |
| West Germany |
| 7 | Careca |
| Brazil |
| 7 | Oldřich Nejedlý |
| Czechoslovakia |
| 7 | Lajos Tichy |
| Hungary |
| 7 | Johnny Rep |
| Netherlands |
| 7 | Andrzej Szarmach |
| Poland |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Portugal |
| 7 | Hans Schäfer |
| West Germany |
| 6 | Lionel Messi |
| Argentina |
| 6 | Mario Kempes |
| Argentina |
| 6 | Erich Probst |
| Austria |
| 6 | Bebeto |
| Brazil |
| 6 | Rivelino |
| Brazil |
| 6 | Hristo Stoichkov |
| Bulgaria |
| 6 | James Rodriguez |
| Colombia |
| 6 | Davor Šuker |
| Croatia |
| 6 | Harry Kane |
| England |
| 6 | Thierry Henry |
| France |
| 6 | Asamoah Gyan |
| Ghana |
| 6 | György Sárosi |
| Hungary |
| 6 | Gyula Zsengellér |
| Hungary |
| 6 | Salvatore Schillaci |
| Italy |
| 6 | Dennis Bergkamp |
| Netherlands |
| 6 | Rob Rensenbrink |
| Netherlands |
| 6 | Arjen Robben |
| Netherlands |
| 6 | Wesley Sneijder |
| Netherlands |
| 6 | Robin van Persie |
| Netherlands |
| 6 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| Poland |
| 6 | Oleg Salenko |
| Russia |
| 6 | Josef Hügi |
| Switzerland |
| 6 | Diego Forlán |
| Uruguay |
| 6 | Helmut Haller |
| West Germany |
| 6 | Lothar Matthäus |
| West Germany |
| 6 | Max Morlock |
| West Germany |
| 5 | Tim Cahill |
| Australia |
| 5 | Hans Krankl |
| Austria |
| 5 | Romelu Lukaku |
| Belgium |
| 5 | Marc Wilmots |
| Belgium |
| 5 | Garrincha |
| Brazil |
| 5 | Romário |
| Brazil |
| 5 | Zico |
| Brazil |
| 5 | Roger Milla |
| Cameroon |
| 5 | Tomáš Skuhravý |
| Czechoslovakia |
| 5 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| Denmark |
| 5 | Geoff Hurst |
| England |
| 5 | Michel Platini |
| France |
| 5 | Zinedine Zidane |
| France |
| 5 | Lukas Podolski |
| Germany |
| 5 | Alessandro Altobelli |
| Italy |
| 5 | Silvio Piola |
| Italy |
| 5 | Johan Neeskens |
| Netherlands |
| 5 | Peter McParland |
| Northern Ireland |
| 5 | Valentin Ivanov |
| Soviet Union |
| 5 | Emilio Butragueño |
| Spain |
| 5 | Raúl González |
| Spain |
| 5 | Fernando Hierro |
| Spain |
| 5 | Fernando Morientes |
| Spain |
| 5 | Kennet Andersson |
| Sweden |
| 5 | Henrik Larsson |
| Sweden |
| 5 | Landon Donovan |
| United States |
| 5 | Pedro Cea |
| Uruguay |
| 5 | Juan Alberto Schiaffino |
| Uruguay |
| 5 | Luis Suárez |
| Uruguay |
| 5 | Franz Beckenbauer |
| West Germany |
| Players in BOLD = Participated in 2018 World Cup Finals. Correct to 3rd July 2018 | |||
FIFA Puskás Award Goal of the Year 2009-2021
