Of all of the awards that gamers compete for on the FIFA World Cup, the one which persistently calls for essentially the most consideration is the Golden Boot.

The Golden Boot, which was formally launched on the 1982 World Cup, is awarded to the participant with essentially the most targets on the finish of the event. If two or extra gamers have the identical quantity of targets on the finish of the event, it is determined by a tiebreaker primarily based on who has essentially the most non-penalty targets. If the tie nonetheless cannot be damaged, it is awarded to the participant with essentially the most targets and assists.

This yr’s Golden Boot race obtained off to a roaring begin with 4 separate gamers scoring three targets within the group stage. Here are the main energetic goalscorers by means of the primary spherical of the knockout stage:

With 5 targets, Mbappé is just one objective away from tying the Golden Boot-winner from the 2018 World Cup, Harry Kane. If Mbappé holds onto the lead, he’ll turn into the primary Frenchman to ever win the award, although Just Fontaine scored a report 13 targets on the 1958 World Cup. Antoine Griezmann completed second in goals-scoring on the 2018 World Cup.

If both of Lionel Messi, 35, or Olivier Giroud, 36, win the award, they will turn into the oldest participant to win the award. None of the present main goalscorers could be the youngest to win the award, as Germany’s Thomas Müller gained it as a 20-year-old on the 2010 World Cup. Müller was a objective shy of changing into the primary two-time Golden Boot winner in 2014.

This story will probably be up to date by means of the World Cup Final on Dec. 18.

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