The football World Cup is finally upon us and as well as the battle to take home the famous trophy there is also set to be a hotly- fought race to claim the much coveted Golden Boot. The award has been handed to the tournament’s top scorer in each World Cup since the showpiece event started all the way back in 1930, when Argentine Guillermo Stábile claimed the inaugural prize.
Since then, some of the biggest names in football history have won the Golden Boot, from French striker Just Fontaine with an incredible 13 goals in 1958 to Portuguese marksman Eusebio with nine goals in 1966. Brazilian legend Ronaldo claimed the Golden Boot in 2002 with eight goals, and there have been two English winners since the inception of the World Cup - Gary Lineker with six goals in 1986 and Harry Kane with six in the most recent tournament in Russia in 2018.
Kane will once again be looking to get off to a flying start in Qatar this time around when England get their campaign under way against Iran on Monday. Nobody has ever won two World Cup Golden Boots in a row, but the Tottenham and England striker will be looking to change that over the next few weeks.
