“Al Ain Sports” takes you on a journey to learn regarding the Golden Boot award in the World Cup, what is it? What are the criteria for winning it in Qatar 2022?
Since its first edition in Uruguay 1930, it has been world Cup To present strong talents, who among us forgets the Brazilian legend Ronaldo, who was introduced to the world in 1998, or his colleague Ronaldinho, who rose to fame in South Korea and Japan in 2002, and there are many, many stars for whom the World Cup was their starting point for glory.
A group of outstanding players are participating in the 2022 World Cup, who are fighting with their teams to return to the Golden Cup or at least to reach the farthest possible point, but there are those who will set their sights on individual awards, such as the World Cup Golden Boot award that the top scorer of each version of the wedding gets. Global.
What is the World Cup Golden Boot award?
The Golden Boot is an award for the most goals-scoring player in one edition of the World Cup, and it is one of the prizes presented by FIFA at the end of each edition of the World Cup, and the Qatar 2022 World Cup will undoubtedly not be an exception.
Argentinean Guillermo Stabile wrote his name in letters of light in the history of soccer, following he topped the scorer table in the 1930 World Cup, the first edition of the tournament, but he did not win the Golden Boot award at that time.
This award did not exist at the start of the tournament in 1930, but there was a ranking of the scorers issued at the end of each version, and starting with the 1982 World Cup, the top scorer got the Golden Boot at the end of each version.
What are the criteria for winning the Golden Boot in the 2022 Qatar World Cup?
At the present time, when settling on the World Cup top scorer table, the first-place finisher gets the Golden Boot, the second-place finisher gets the Silver Boot, and the third-place finisher gets the Bronze Boot.
If two players are equal in the same number of goals, the prize for the most industry between them will be obtained. In the event of continued equality, the player who spent less time on the field wins, that is, who has a higher scoring efficiency.
Previously, if two players tied for the number of goals, the player who scored fewer goals from penalty kicks became the one with preference, and then another factor came, which was the number of goals made by the player in the tournament, which were the adjustments that were made in 1994, but it only lasted for a year 2006.
Who won the Golden Boot in the 2018 World Cup?
Englishman Harry Kane succeeded in crowning the World Cup top scorer award in 2018, as England, under his leadership, reached the semi-finals and also appeared in the match for third place.
Harry Kane scored 6 goals in that version, and thus won first place, two goals ahead of his closest competitors: Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and French duo Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, who helped their team win the World Cup title.
Qatar World Cup 2022 top scorer table:
6 players top the Qatar 2022 World Cup top scorer table, but among them is a player who left the tournament, and therefore he is expected to lose his position to other players who are still able to score goals in the World Cup.
Cody Jacobo, striker of the Netherlands, Kylian Mbappe, striker of France, Alvaro Morata, striker of Spain, Marcus Rashford, striker of England, Ener Valencia, striker of Ecuador, and Lionel Messi, the Argentine star, are in first place in the Qatar 2022 World Cup top scorer table, with 3 goals for each player.
While there are a very large number of players with two goals, we mention those who only qualified for the next round, and they are: Bukayo Saka (England), Olivier Giroud (France), Ferran Torres (Spain), Richarlison (Brazil), Gyo Sung Cho (South Korea). Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Andrej Kramaric (Croatia), Ritsu Doan (Japan), Brill Empolo (Switzerland).
Who are the main candidates to win the Golden Boot for the 2022 World Cup?
It is no secret that the 2022 World Cup is witnessing the presence of players who distinguished themselves throughout their career by scoring goals, and there are those who stood out this season and caught the eye.
There is no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among the candidates for the Golden Boot award, along with Kylian Mbappe, France striker, as well as Harry Kane, top scorer of the Three Lions.
And if you search for a team that has an offensive line that can return from the World Cup with the golden, silver and bronze shoes, you will not find a more suitable one than the England team that has Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, and the golden boy Phil Foden, who is presenting a good season with Manchester City, as well as great levels in the World Cup.
The French national team is considered one of the strongest teams in the world, and it is participating in the current World Cup with a strong team with heavy-caliber scorers, such as Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann, as well as Kylian Mbappe, and if the roosters reach the final rounds in the 2022 World Cup, one of these three will certainly get the Golden Boot or Silver or bronze.
Spain also has a group of names capable of achieving the Golden Goalscorer award, including Alvaro Morata and Ferran Torres, and the same applies to the Netherlands national team, which is armed with the trio of Memphis Depay, Cody Jacobo and Denzel Dumfries.