#Russia2018
World Cup Golden Boot standings: Harry Kane on top after group games
The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores most goals at the World Cup. This list will be updated as the tournament progresses.
First things first, let’s deal with how these things are decided. At the top of the list? You guessed it: goals. That’s followed by assists in the event that players are tied. If things are still all square after that, the player who was on the pitch for the least amount of time walks away with the golden shoe. For a history on who has won this award, read this.
Standings last updated on 2 July 2018, 23:22.
Players with three or more goals, who are still in the tournament, are featured below.
Players who have scored two goals who are still in the tournament are Eden Hazard (Belgium), Philippe Coutinho (Brazil), Yerry Mina (Colombia), John Stones (England), Luka Modric (Croatia), Andreas Granqvist (Sweden), Neymar (Brazil) and Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
1. Harry Kane
- Goals: 5
- Minutes played: 153
- Shots: 5
- Assists: 0
Scoring frequency: 31 min / goal
Goals per game: 2.5
Shots per game: 2.5
Big chances missed: 0
2. Romelu Lukaku
- Goals: 4
- Minutes played: 239
- Shots: 8
- Assists: 0
Scoring frequency: 59min / goal
Goals per game: 1.3
Shots per game: 2.7
Big chances missed: 4
4. Denis Cheryshev
- Goals: 3
- Minutes played: 237
- Shots: 8
- Assists: 0
Scoring frequency: 79 min / goal
Goals per game: 0.8
Shots per game: 2
Big chances missed: 0
5. Diego Costa
- Goals: 3
- Minutes played: 240
- Shots: 7
- Assists: 0
Scoring frequency: 80 min / goal
Goals per game: 1
Shots per game: 2.3
Big chances missed: 1
6. Kylian Mbappé
- Goals: 3
- Minutes played: 266
- Shots: 5
- Assists: 0
Scoring frequency: 88 min / goal
Goals per game: .0.8
Shots per game: 1.3
Big chances missed: 1
7. Edinson Cavani
- Goals: 3
- Minutes played: 343
- Shots: 12
- Assists: 0
Scoring frequency: 114 min / goal
Goals per game: 0.8
Shots per game: 3
Big chances missed: 1
8. Artem Dzyuba
- Goals: 3
- Minutes played: 254
- Shots: 5
- Assists: 1
Scoring frequency: 84 min / goal
Goals per game: 0.8
Shots per game: 1.3
Big chances missed: 0
Previous Golden Boot winners
Brazil 2014 – James Rodriguez
South Africa 2010 – Thomas Müller
Germany 2006 – Miroslav Klose
Japan/South Korea 2002 – Ronaldo
France 1998 – Davor Suker
USA 1994 – Oleg Salenko and Hristo Stoichkov
Italy 1990 – Salvatore Schillaci
Mexico 1986 – Gary Lineker
Spain 1982 – Paolo Rossi
Read about their wins here.
Standings will be updated at the end of each day’s fixtures. DM