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The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the goalscorers, the first time an award was given was in 1982, [7] under the name Golden Shoe. [5] It was rechristened Golden Boot in 2010. [73]
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win , 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Top goalscorers at each FIFA World Cup final tournament [126] [127] [128] World Cup Player Team Goals scored Matches played Golden Boot Other FIFA Awards; Uruguay 1930: Guillermo Stábile Argentina: 8 4 Silver Ball Italy 1934: Oldřich Nejedlý Czechoslovakia: 5 4 Bronze Ball France 1938: Leônidas Brazil: 7 4 Golden Ball Brazil 1950: Ademir ...
The World Cup is the most prestigious association football competition in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] while the engagement with the 2022 World Cup was ...
FIFA decided in 2007 to retroactively award winners' medals to all members of the winning squads between 1930 and 1974. [1] World Cup winning players are among a selected few who are officially allowed to touch the FIFA World Cup Trophy with bare hands, the group also including managers who have won the competition, heads of state, and FIFA ...
Pages in category "FIFA World Cup trophies and awards" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following is a list of goalscorers in the FIFA World Cup finals. Only goals scored during regulation or extra time are included. Only goals scored during regulation or extra time are included. Any goals scored during the penalty shoot-out are excluded.