There are some Golden Boot races at World Cups that build slowly, while others have a runaway leader. This one has four players at the top of their game going head to head for the prestigious award. The race contains Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane. These players have already reached numbers that have won the award in previous tournaments.
The Fabulous Four
It is rare that a forward would score double figures in a World Cup competition, but all four players are on the verge in this one. There are only a handful of players who have reached the feat over the years. Leading the pack is Lionel Messi, who has bagged 8 goals; Mbappe and Haaland follow with 7, and Kane sits on 6 goals.
In 100 years of football, only eight players have scored eight or more goals at a World Cup. We now have four players in this year’s tournament on the verge; that is history. We are now at a point where records will be smashed, and players will etch their names in football immortality. This race is not only about who scores most but who delivers when it matters; it will be fascinating to find out who it will be.
