Golden Shoe Award winners of FIFA world cup

The adidas Golden Boot / Shoe Award goes to the top goal scorer of the FIFA World Cup. Golden Boot Award was introduced at the 1982 World Cup for the first time.

If two or more players are tied on goals, the winner will be decided by the total assists. If assists cannot split them, the players who played the least minutes will emerge the prize winner.

2014 FIFA World Cup

James Rodríguez, playes as attacking midfielder for Colombia
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 5 matches
Born: July 12, 1991

2010 FIFA World Cup

Thomas Müller, plays as a midfielder or forward for Germany
Score: 5 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: 13 September 1989

2006 FIFA World Cup

Miroslav Josef Klose, played as striker for Germany
Score: 5 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: June 9, 1978

2002 FIFA World Cup

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, played as striker for Brazil
Score: 8 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: September 18, 1976

1998 FIFA World Cup

Davor Šuker, played for Croatia
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: January 1, 1968

1994 FIFA World Cup

Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria
Score: 6 goals
Matches:
Born:February 8, 1966

1990 FIFA World Cup

Salvatore Schillaci, played as a striker for Italy
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: December 1, 1964

1986 FIFA World Cup

Gary Winston Lineker, played for England
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 5 matches
Born: November 30, 1960

1982 FIFA World Cup

Paolo Rossi, played as a forward for Italy
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: September 23, 1956

1978 FIFA World Cup

Mario Alberto Kempes, played as a striker for Argentina
Score: 6 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: July 15, 1954

1974 FIFA World Cup

Grzegorz Bolesław Lato, played for Poland
Score: 7 goals
Matches: 7 matches
Born: April 8, 1950

1970 FIFA World Cup

Gerhard Müller, played as a prolific forward for West Germany
Score: 10 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: November 3, 1945

1966 FIFA World Cup

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, played as a striker for Portugal
Score: 9 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: January 25, 1942
Died: January 5, 2014

1962 FIFA World Cup

Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros
Score: 4 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: April 25th, 1936

1958 FIFA World Cup

Just Fontaine, prolific forward player for France
Score: 13 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: August 18, 1933

1954 FIFA World Cup

Sándor Péter Kocsis, played as a striker for Hungary
Score: 11 goals
Matches: 5 matches
Born: September 21, 1929
Died: July 22, 1979

1950 FIFA World Cup

Ademir Marques de Menezes, centre forward player for Brazil
Score: 9 goals
Matches: 6 matches
Born: November 8, 1922
Died: May 11, 1996

1938 FIFA World Cup

Leônidas da Silva, played for Brazil in two World Cups
Score: 8 goals
Matches: 4 matches
Born: September 6, 1913
Died: January 24, 2004

1934 FIFA World Cup

Oldřich Nejedlý, an inside-forward player of Czechoslovakia team
Score: 4 goals
Matches: 4 matches
Born: December 26, 1909
Died: June 11, 1990

1930 FIFA World Cup

Guillermo Stabile, Argentina team forward player
Score: 8 goals
Matches: 4 matches
Born: January 17, 1905
Died: December 26, 1966