- Wide open competition exists for the Adidas Golden Boot battle.
- With three goals each, four players are pulling ahead, and eleven players are only one goal behind them.
With three World Cup goals per, Kylian Mbappe, Enner Valencia, Cody Gakpo, and Marcus Rashford are the equal top scorers in Qatar 2022. The battle for the Golden Boot award, which is given to the tournament's highest goal-scorer, has begun at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The world's greatest footballers, including some sports icons, will compete for the premier prize in Qatar 2022. Thomas Muller of Germany has the most World Cup goals among all players participating in Qatar, with ten goals in four editions (2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022).
Miroslav Klose, a German footballer who scored 16 goals in four seasons, owns the record for the most goals scored in FIFA World Cups (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014). Klose's main competition is former Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who has 15 goals to his name.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, who opened his account in 2006, became the first player to score in five straight World Cups at the FIFA World Cup 2022. The striker scored his first goal in Qatar in the first game against Ghana, converting a penalty kick. Ronaldo now has eight goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo also holds the record for the most goals scored by a man in international football. Argentina's Lionel Messi and Uruguay's Luis Suarez are not far behind, both scoring seven goals in FIFA World Cup matches.
The hunt for the Golden Boot at Qatar 2022 began with Ecuador's Enner Valencia, who scored twice in the opener against hosts Qatar.
In the past 21 FIFA World Cups, each game saw an average of more than two goals scored. With 64 matches scheduled in World Cup 2022, the competition for the Golden Boot will undoubtedly be exciting.
Qatar 2022 top goalscorers
3 goals
- Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)
- Kylian Mbappe (France)
- Marcus Rashford (England)
- Enner Valencia (Ecuador)
2 goals
- Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) *
- Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)
- Cho Guesung (Korea Republic)
- Olivier Giroud (France)
- Andrej Kramaric (Croatia)
- Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- Alvaro Morata (Spain)
- Richarlison (Brazil)
- Bukayo Saka (England)
- Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran)
- Ferran Torres (Spain)
