World Cup Golden Boot contenders so far

Last Update: 26 June 2018, 7:48am

With the first round of matches underway and all groups having played their first match it’s time to take a look at which players are already on the scoreboard for the Golden Boot.

Two weeks into the competition and we already know some of the teams going home and some of the top teams. The top scorers have not really changed this past week only there positions. Harry Kane has flown to the top after his hat-trick against Panama and Lukaku has taken the second spot above Ronaldo based on time played.

We are heading into the quarter-finals and Harry Kane is the only one to break away from the group after scoring against Colombia in the Round of 16. Ronaldo and De Costa have been sent home which takes them out of the final running. New entries are Edison Cavani and Kylian Mbappé.

Here are the top scorers so far:

Harry Kane: 6 goals

Romelu Lukaku: 4 goals

Romelu Lukaku scored two goals against Panama

Cristiano Ronaldo: 4 goals

Ronaldo is already a contender for the Golden Boot

Edinson Cavani: 3 goals

Denis Cheryshev: 3 goals

Diego Costa: 3 goals

Artem Dzyubu: 3 goals

Kylian Mbappe: 3 goals

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Yerry Mina: 3 goals

How does it work:

The Golden Boot is awarded to the top goal scorer of the tournament. If two players have scored the same amount of goals then it is drilled down to number of assists made and minutes played, the player who has played fewer minutes will be ranked as higher.

Past Golden Boot winners:

Tournament | Winner
Brazil 2014 | James Rodriguez
South Africa 2010 | Thomas Müller
Germany 2006 | Miroslav Klose
Japan/South Korea 2002 | Ronaldo
France 1998 | Davor Suker
USA 1994 | Oleg Salenko and Hristo Stoichkov
Italy 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci
Mexico 1986 | Gary Lineker
Spain 1982 | Paolo Rossi