Latest Top World Cup Scores From Year to Year "1930-2018"

As the most prestigious tournament in the world, it's no wonder that many soccer players want to play in the World Cup. For a striker, certainly being a World Cup top scorer is one of the targets as a striker. In the past many legendary soccer players were once the World Cup's top scorer.

Who is the player who will be the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup and make his name level with the legendary players who have won it first?

World Cup event or FIFA World Cup is held every 4 years starting the 1930 World Cup. Strong countries like Brazil, Italy and Germany have become world champions several times. For the individual category, the World Cup's top score award is the most popular.

The World Cup top scorer will win the Golden Boot or Golden Boot. Guillermo Stabile from Argentina became the first World Cup top scorer. While Just Fontaine from France became the World Cup's top scorer with the highest number of goals in 1 edition of 13 goals.

At the 1962 World Cup, there were 6 players who became the top scorer with the same number of goals. While the 1994 World Cup there were 2 players with the most goals. For this reason, starting in the 1998 edition, if there are players with the same number of goals, they will be determined with more assists or fewer minutes of play.

Throughout history there have been several legendary soccer players who have made the World Cup's top scoring list. Examples are Garrincha (Brazil), Eusebio (Portugal), Gerd Muller (West Germany), Mario Kempes (Argentina), Paolo Rossi (Italy), Gary Lineker (England), Ronaldo (Brazil) and Miroslav Klose (Germany).

Klose also holds the title of World Cup top scorer of all time. The 2014 World Cup top scorer was James Rodriguez from Colombia. The 2018 World Cup top score was won by England striker Harry Kane with 6 goals.

List of Top World Cup Scores from Year to Year

Here is a table listing the top scores of the FIFA World Cup from year to year including Golden Boot winners (most goals), Silver Boot (2nd most goals) and Bronze Boot (3rd most goals) complete.

Year of the Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot

1930 Guillaume Stabile (Argentina) Pedro Cea (Uruguay) Bert Patenaude (United States)

1934 Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia) Angelo Schiavio (Italy), Edmund Conen (Germany) -

1938 Leonidas (Brazil) Silvio Piola (Italy), Gyorgy Sarosi, Gyula Zsengeller (Hungary) -

1950 Ademir (Brazil) Oscar Miguez (Uruguay) Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay), Chico (Brazil), Telmo Zarra (Spain)

1954 Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) Josef Hugi (Switzerland), Erich Probst (Austria), Max Morlock (West Germany) -

1958 Just Fontaine (France) Pele (Brazil), Helmut Rahn (West Germany) -

1962 Garrincha, Vava (Brazil), Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Leonel Sanchez (Chile), Florian Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union) - -

1966 Eusebio (Portugal) Helmut Haller (West Germany) Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany), Geoff Hurst (England), Ferenc Bene (Hungary)

1970 Gerd Muller (West Germany) Jairzinho (Brazil) Teofilo Cubillas (Peru)

1974 Grzegorz Lato (Poland) Johan Neeskens (Netherlands), Andrzej Szarmach (Poland) -

1978 Mario Kempes (Argentina) Teofilo Cubillas (Peru) Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands)

1982 Paolo Rossi (Italy) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany) Zico (Brazil)

1986 Gary Lineker (English) Diego Maradona (Argentina), Emilio Butragueno (Spain), Careca (Brazil) -

1990 Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) Tomas Skuhravy (Czechoslovakia) Roger Milla (Cameroon)

1994 Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko (Russia) - Kennet Andersson (Sweden), Romario (Brazil)

1998 Davor Suker (Croatia) Christian Vieri (Italy), Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) -

2002 Ronaldo (Brazil) Miroslav Klose (Germany), Rivaldo (Brazil) -

2006 Miroslav Klose (Germany) Hernan Crespo (Argentina) Ronaldo (Brazil)

2010 Thomas Muller (Germany) David Villa (Spain) Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

2014 James Rodriguez (Colombia) Thomas Muller (Germany) Neymar (Brazil)

2018 Harry Kane (English) Antoine Griezmann (French) Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)

Top Scores of the World Cup of All Time

The following is a list of the all-time top scorers of the World Cup, which consists of the top scorer players in all editions of the World Cup, which are counted cumulatively.

16 goals - Miroslav Klose (Germany)

15 goals - Ronaldo (Brazil)

14 goals - Gerd Muller (West Germany)

13 goals - Just Fontaine (France)

12 goals - Pele (Brazil)

11 goals - Sandor Kocsis (Hungary), Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany)

10 goals - Thomas Muller (Germany), Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina), Gary Lineker (England), Helmut Rahn (West Germany), Teofilo Cubillas (Peru), Grzegorz Lato (Poland)

9 goals - Christian Vieri, Paolo Rossi, Roberto Baggio (Italy), David Villa (Spain), Jairzinho, Vava (Brazil), Eusebio (Portugal), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Uwe Seeler (West Germany)

8 goals - Diego Maradona (Argentina), Rudi Voller (Germany), Rivaldo, Ademir, Leonidas (Brazil), Guillermo Stabile (Argentina), Oscar Miguez (Uruguay)

Now that's the World Cup soccer news about the list of top World Cup scores from time to time starting the first World Cup in 1930 until now complete. Some world legend soccer players such as Ronaldo, Gerd Muller, Paolo Rossi and Eusebio have been World Cup's top scorers.

Harry Kane was the 2018 World Cup top scorer then. While Miroslav Klose became the World Cup's top scorer of all time. We are waiting for who will be the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup.