The battle to turn into the highest scorer of the Qatar 2022 World Cup ended with Kylian Mbappe successful the Golden Boot.
Before the ultimate, Lionel Messi was in first place with 5 targets and 6 video games, adopted by Kylian Mbappe with the identical variety of targets. But an excellent hat-trick by the Frenchman put him on high with 8 targets.
The Golden Boot trophy for the highest scorer in a World Cup was first awarded on the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
The Golden Boot is awarded to the participant who scores essentially the most targets within the remaining competitors. If two or extra gamers rating the identical variety of targets, the variety of assists (decided by members of the FIFA Technical Study Group) shall be decisive.
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premiumIf two or extra gamers are nonetheless tied taking into consideration the variety of assists, complete minutes performed within the event can be taken under consideration, with the participant with fewer minutes being ranked first.
A Silver Boot and a Bronze Boot had been additionally awarded to the second and third highest goalscorers respectively.
Who are the highest scorers within the World Cup in Qatar?
Kylian Mbappé – France: 8 targets
Lionel Messi – Argentina: 7 targets
Olivier Giroud – France: 4 targets
Julian Alvarez – Argentina: 4 targets
Marcus Rashford – England: 3 targets
Golden Boot winners – a take a look at historical past
1930: Guillermo Stable (8 targets)
1934: Aldrich Nejedli (5)
1938: Leonidas da Silva (7)
1950: Ademir de Menezes (9)
1954: Sandor Coxis (11)
1958: Just Fontaine, France (13)
1962: Florian Albert, Garrincha, Valentin Ivanov, Drazen Djerkovic, Lionel Sánchez and Vava (4)
1966: Eusebio (9)
1970: Gerd Müller (10)
1974: Grzegorz Leto (7)
1978: Mario Kempes (6)
1982: Paulo Rossi (6)
1986: Gary Lineker (6)
1990: Toto Schillaci (6)
1994: Oleg Salenko and Hristo Stoikov (6)
1998: Davar Sukar (6)
2002: Ronaldo (8)
2006: Miroslav Klose (5)
2010: Thomas Muller (5)
2014: James Rodriguez (6)
2018: Harry Kane (6)
Messi was voted one of the best participant of the World Cup in Qatar. Smiling, the Argentine nice acquired the Golden Ball award on the post-match ceremony. His teammate Emiliano Martínez acquired the Golden Glove award as greatest goalkeeper within the event, whereas 21-year-old Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández was named greatest younger participant of the event.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
