Others include the inevitable dark horse run (Costa Rica, 2014, anyone? If the Manchester United striker scores twice more in Russia he will set a new Benelux record for the most goals in a World Cup. World Cup 2018 golden boot final standings: Harry Kane wins … Paul Breitner WAHL: Uruguay is good enough to win the tournament. All Rights Reserved. WAHL: Brazil goes out to Mexico on penalties in the Round of 16 when Thiago Silva—who starts crying before the shootout—can’t see clearly in Round 9 and launches his spot kick into the stratosphere. There’s a terrific mix of veterans (Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani, Diego Godín) and emerging young midfielders (Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nahitan Nández) that could really put it together in Russia. Thierry Henry Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Carles Puyol Maicon, Xavi Bastian Schweinsteiger Wesley Sneijder Andrés Iniesta, Marcelo Mats Hummels David Luiz Thiago Silva, Ángel Di María Toni Kroos James Rodríguez, Marcelo Raphaël Varane Diego Godín Thiago Silva, Philippe Coutinho Luka Modrić Kevin De Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo Harry Kane Kylian Mbappé, This article is about the men's senior tournament. An award for the top goal scorers of the FIFA World Cup was instituted in 1982 under the name Golden Shoe. FIFA's draw did Russia a solid by serving up Saudi Arabia as an appetizer, but the following two courses will be revolting. Brazil is sturdy and balanced, and it’s hard to imagine this team getting pulled apart so drastically this summer. Check. Dragan Stojković Only three players have been named in three separate All-Star teams: 21 players have been named in two separate All-Star teams: Only three players from North American zone and two from each the African and Asian zones have been named to All-Star teams, (1) First number represents players team, while second number represents opponents team, This page was last edited on 30 September 2020, at 02:10. Bobby Moore The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development. Zico, Jan Ceulemans CREDITOR: There are oh, so many to choose from. Berti Vogts I don’t have the Albiceleste getting out of its tough group (Croatia, Iceland, Nigeria). Before the official designation of the award, the World Cup has been littered with stars leading the competition in scoring, including the great Eusebio, Gerd Muller, Leonidas and Just Fontaine. Who Will Win the 2018 World Cup? Spain might rue not finding out with Morata. Vavá, Brazil There was controversy regarding the number of goals Brazilian Ademir had scored in 1950, as a result of incomplete data concerning the Final Round game Brazil vs. Spain (6–1). Fulvio Collovati, Zbigniew Boniek Héctor Scarone After FIFA changed its sponsorship from MasterCard to Visa in 2007,[49] it published All-Star Teams based on other sponsors' statistical data, which evaluates players' performances, in its official website but it explained these are not awards. Only three No19s have scored more goals in a World Cup than Costa has in 2018: Vava got four in 1962 (he finished as the joint-leading marksman), Igor Belanov got four in 1986, and Salvatore Schillaci got six in 1990 to seize the adidas Golden Boot. 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) But the 22-year-old is one to watch in Russia, too.). Paolo Rossi [3] It was rechristened Golden Boot in 2010. Fixtures The Golden Shoe now usually refers to the top scorer in Europe across all club competitions. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/adidas-golden-boot-award Luca Toni Let’s answer some simple questions: Can it get out of the group? Until 1990, a technical study group consisting of journalists - mostly from Europe and South America - and experts has historically chosen the team. Since 2010, the fans' Dream Team is being voted by online poll of FIFA.com. Didi Domingos da Guia, Silvio Piola Hristo Stoichkov What if I told you Portugal would make a run to the quarterfinals, and the reason behind it wasn't Cristiano Ronaldo? Golden Boot: Harry Kane takes prize at 2018 World Cup | Football … Gunnar Gren Fabio Cannavaro Officially, the award was first given out in 1982, when it was called the Golden Shoe. The African nation is already in a good spot, seeing as Group H is wide open, and Aliou Cissé’s squad is ridiculously talented from back to front. It was at that time known as the Golden Shoe, renamed as the less bathetic Golden Boot in 2010. [48] For 1998, 2002 and 2006, substitute and reserve members were also nominated for full 22 and 23-player squads. World Cup 2018: France celebrations continue and tournament memories – live! The ways in which the FIFA All-Star team members have been chosen officially (1994–2006) or unofficially (1930–1990 and 2010–2018) has varied from year to year. Gyula Zsengellér BRIAN STRAUS: Antoine Griezmann. [47] However, in 1994 FIFA decided to add an official squad, chosen by the FIFA technical group and under the brand name MasterCard All-Star Team. Ties are settled by assists, then by minutes per goal. He had a season full of missed opportunities with Chelsea, which clearly was the reasoning in leaving him out. This meant that Forlán, in fourth place, got nothing, and had to console himself with the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament. All rights reserved. Sándor Kocsis, Danny Blanchflower [6] The FIFA Technical Study Group recognises the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player's performance throughout the final competition. France (as a young U.S. will surely find out Saturday) is clearly talented enough to win the whole thing. Héctor Castro Bobby Charlton, Carlos Alberto Although the Golden Glove Award was first awarded in 1994, every All-Star Team in World Cups prior to 1998 except 1990 included only one goalkeeper. Ricardo Carvalho, Zé Roberto [4], The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. Tomas Brolin, Romário Our expert panel looks ahead and answers some of the pressing questions entering the 2018 World Cup. If the tournament plays out as expected, an experienced and imposing Belgium side will be primed for a quarterfinal upset. The Inter striker dominated Serie A penalty areas to the co-leading tune of 29 goals last season. Edgar Davids, Ronaldo 8 all time on the World Cup goals list with 10 in just two tournaments. Valery Voronin Emilio Butragueño FIFA.com takes a trivia-themed look at the leading four contenders: Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa. But at least he won’t lose another final. Twelve players were exceptionally selected instead of eleven. Johan Cruyff Falcão Lionel Messi is the greatest player who has ever lived, but there are worries throughout the squad that La Pulga can’t fix by himself, especially in Sampaoli's high-press system. Officially, the award was first given out in 1982, when it was called the Golden Shoe. Philippe Coutinho (2 goals) Djalma Santos Ricardo, Roberto Ayala It's amazing what happens to some players when they put on the national team shirt after some down form at the club level. But it's a European champion, so that rules out any true "dark horse" potential. Johan Neeskens, Rob Rensenbrink From Napoli’s center back Kalidou Koulibaly to Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, I believe this nation can win its group and reach the quarterfinals at least. For the women's award, see. Alfredo Foni The next tiebreakers are saves made, then minutes played. Take a look at them all below. Which player will use the World Cup as … Arch-rivals the Netherlands boast three players who registered five goals at one edition of the tournament: Johan Neeskens in 1974, Rob Rensenbrink in 1978 and Wesley Sneijder in 2010. STRAUS: At December’s draw, Croatia was the lowest-ranked second-pot team. World Cup Crystal Ball: Russia 2018's Dark Horse, Breakout Star, Golden Boot and More Who is this tournament's dark horse? [3] Barcelona is the only club whose players have won the Golden Ball a record 3 times (Johan Cruyff in 1974, Romário in 1994, Lionel Messi in 2014). Salenko is the only player to win the award playing for a team that were eliminated in the group stages. Jean Tigana And France will be playing until the end, by which time we’ll all be sick of his Fortnite “Take the L” Pennywise dance. Ronaldo requires two more to equal nine-goal Eusebio as Portugal’s leading marksman in the World Cup. I have Germany going out in the semifinals to Spain, but that will only give Muller a chance for more goals in the traditionally wide open third-place game. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Michael Ballack Leroy Sane's was the most stunning, and Mauro Icardi's is the most undeserving given his co-golden-boot-winning season in Serie A. And I think once again La Albiceleste miss out–this summer, perhaps, even earlier than expected. The Russians aren’t a particularly good team, but they drew one of the easiest groups possible (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay) and will have plenty of crowd support. Adidas will be hoping for a fourth consecutive World Cup where one of their players takes home the trophy, following on from Miroslav Klose (2006), Thomas Müller (2010) and James Rodriguez (2014).