The celebrated Golden Boot trophy shall be awarded to the participant with probably the most targets scored within the match.
It’s all come right down to the ultimate match of the World Cup in Qatar: On Sunday, France and Argentina will face off. And there’s stiff competitors not only for the Cup, however amongst a number of the world’s finest soccer gamers over the prestigious Golden Boot trophy.
The Golden Boot is awarded to the person participant with probably the most targets scored within the match. Within the case of a tie for targets scored, the variety of assists by a participant is then thought-about.
If gamers are tied on each counts, the winner is determined by who performed the fewest minutes.
England captain Harry Kane took the trophy on the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the place he scored six targets and led his group to the semifinals.
Here's a snapshot of the highest contenders for the Golden Boot on the 2022 World Cup:
Lionel Messi
The Argentina nice has already bagged 5 targets thus far this World Cup, which he has mentioned might be his final.
The 35-year-old opened his account by burying a penalty kick in a shock Group C loss to Saudi Arabia, earlier than scoring and helping Enzo Fernandez in an emotionally charged win over Mexico.
Messi additionally scored in Argentina’s 2-1 win over Australia within the final 16, placing his aspect forward after 35 minutes with a coolly taken low strike for his 94th worldwide objective.
He was instrumental within the quarterfinal in opposition to the Netherlands and lashed dwelling a second-half penalty in a dramatic sport that ended 2-2 after further time and was gained by Argentina on penalties.
Messi’s inspirational show of expertise booked the group a spot within the World Cup last after they swatted apart Croatia 3-0. He opened the scoring from the penalty spot however saved his finest for the third objective when he spun round Josko Gvardiol earlier than jigging alongside the objective line and passing it off for Julian Alvarez to complete.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has loved a trophy-laden profession on the membership degree, and his followers around the globe are hoping he can lastly assist ship a World Cup for his nation.
Kylian Mbappe
The 23-year-old scored in opposition to Australia in his aspect’s opening Group D match and bagged a second-half double in opposition to Denmark as France booked their spot within the knockouts.
He failed to seek out the web as Tunisia recorded a well-known upset of their last group match, however he added two extra targets to his tally in a 3-1 win in opposition to Poland within the spherical of 16.
Julian Alvarez
Alvarez has scored 4 targets in his first World Cup, changing into solely the second participant to attain that many in a single version of the match for the Albiceleste.
Messi known as the 22-year-old “spectacular” and “extraordinary” after the double in opposition to Croatia booked them a spot within the last. Alvarez is the youngest participant since Pele to attain twice in a World Cup semifinal.
The younger striker additionally made an impression by scoring to assist Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Australia and to a 2-0 victory over Poland.
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud hasn’t let France really feel Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema’s absence on the World Cup. His second-half winner in opposition to England was his fourth of the match and he’s now scored in successive knockout video games.
Giroud’s neat end within the spherical of 16 sport in opposition to Poland noticed him overtake Thierry Henry as France’s all-time highest goalscorer. He has scored 53 instances for his nation since making his debut in 2011.
Participant Crew Targets Assists Video games Minutes
Lionel Messi Argentina 5 3 6 570
Kylian Mbappe France 5 2 6 478
Julian Alvarez Argentina 4 0 6 362
Olivier Giroud France 4 0 5 379
Gonçalo Ramos Portugal 3 1 2 179
Alvaro Morata Spain 3 1 4 206
Marcus Rashford England 3 0 5 176
Enner Valencia Ecuador 3 0 3 277
Bukayo Saka England 3 0 5 313
Richarlison Brazil 3 0 5 257
Cody Gakpo Netherlands 3 0 5 490
* Stats as of December 18, 2022
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