Post by Olivier on Jun 4, 2018 9:48:29 GMT
Who will be World Cup 2018's Golden Boot winner?
Looking at past winners 6 goals is usually enough to win you the award. With Panama in their group can Lukaku or Kane take advantage and bag a hatrick and be half way there? Suarez must also be in with a shout given his group opponents.
Thomas Muller didn't have his finest season but he is the only returning Golden Boot winner, winning it in 2010 with 5 goals. Muller again scored 5 in 2014 but was pipped to the award by James Rodriguez. Muller is currently joint 8th in the all-time World Cup scoring charts with 10 goals, 6 behind compatriot Miroslav Klose who holds the record. Being just 28 it is possible this won't be Muller's last World Cup so he has a fine chance at taking that title, if not this summer then in the winter of 2022 in Qatar. The other highest all-time scorers in the World Cup returning to action in Russia are Suarez, Messi and Higuain all on 5 - but with this most likely being each of those players' last World Cups if Muller doesn't find form this summer Klose's record could be unchallenged for some time to come.
The bookies are giving:
Messi 9/1
Neymar 9/1
Ronaldo 10/1
Griezmann 12/1
Jesus 12/1
Werner 14/1
Kane 16/1
Lukaku 16/1
Muller 20/1
Personally I have a tenner on Suarez at 25/1
Looking at past winners 6 goals is usually enough to win you the award. With Panama in their group can Lukaku or Kane take advantage and bag a hatrick and be half way there? Suarez must also be in with a shout given his group opponents.
Thomas Muller didn't have his finest season but he is the only returning Golden Boot winner, winning it in 2010 with 5 goals. Muller again scored 5 in 2014 but was pipped to the award by James Rodriguez. Muller is currently joint 8th in the all-time World Cup scoring charts with 10 goals, 6 behind compatriot Miroslav Klose who holds the record. Being just 28 it is possible this won't be Muller's last World Cup so he has a fine chance at taking that title, if not this summer then in the winter of 2022 in Qatar. The other highest all-time scorers in the World Cup returning to action in Russia are Suarez, Messi and Higuain all on 5 - but with this most likely being each of those players' last World Cups if Muller doesn't find form this summer Klose's record could be unchallenged for some time to come.
The bookies are giving:
Messi 9/1
Neymar 9/1
Ronaldo 10/1
Griezmann 12/1
Jesus 12/1
Werner 14/1
Kane 16/1
Lukaku 16/1
Muller 20/1
Personally I have a tenner on Suarez at 25/1
