Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022: What is the Golden Boot in the FIFA World Cup? Learn its tradition, all the rules to choose the winner
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: The golden boot is the most discussed in the FIFA World Cup. Learn the history of the Golden Boot and the selection rules for its winner here.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is starting in Qatar on 20 November. The Football World Cup has not even started yet and the debate has started on the names of the player’s contenders for the Golden Boot in the World Cup. The Golden Boot Award is given to the highest goalscorer in every World Cup.
Let us know how the Golden Boot started and how many people have won it so far.
Golden Boot Award History
The Golden Boot Award in football officially began in the year 1982. Earlier its name was Golden Shoe but in the year 2010, it was changed to Golden Boot. Till 2006, the award was given in the name of Golden Shoe. Since 2010, it is being given in the name of Golden Boot. The player who scores the most goals in the Football World Cup gets the Golden Boot. In terms of scoring goals, the second-placed player gets the Silver Boot and the third-placed player gets the Bronze Boot.
Golden Boot Winner Rule
The question that might be coming to your mind is that if two players have scored the same number of goals in a World Cup, then how will the Golden Boot Award be decided? In such a situation, it was decided in 1994 that if two players have the same number of goals, then it will be seen that the player who has assisted more goals will get this award. Considering this, FIFA’s technical committee gives its judgment and chooses the winner. Last year this award was won by England captain Harry Kane. He scored six goals in the tournament.
These players have won the Golden Boot since 2010
2010 Germany Thomas Muller
2014 Colombia James Rodriguez
2018 England Harry Kane
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