Since the start of FIFA World Cup back in 1930, no player has ever won the World Cup Golden Boot award more then once. We breakdown the list of all past Golden Boot winners since the start of World Cups.
| NO | Player | Goals | Matches | World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harry Kane | 6 | 7 | 2018 |
| 2 |  James Rodriguez | 6 | 5 | 2014 |
| 3 |  Thomas Muller | 5 | 6 | 2010 |
| 4 | Miroslav Klose | 5 | 7 | 2006 |
| 5 |  Ronaldo | 8 | 7 | 2002 |
| 6 |  Davor Suker | 6 | 7 | 1998 |
| 7 |  Oleg Salenko | 6 | 7 | 1994 |
| 8 |  Salvatore Schillaci | 6 | 7 | 1990 |
| 9 | Gary Lineker | 6 | 5 | 1986 |
| 10 | Paolo Rossi | 6 | 6 | 1982 |
| 11 |  Mario Kempes | 6 | 7 | 1978 |
| 12 |  Grzegorz Lato | 7 | 6 | 1974 |
| 13 | Gerd Muller | 10 | 6 | 1970 |
| 14 |  Eusebio | 9 | 6 | 1966 |
| 15 | Vava | 4 | 6 | 1962 |
| 16 |  Just Fontaine | 13 | 6 | 1958 |
| 17 |  Sandor Kocsis | 11 | 5 | 1954 |
| 18 | Ademir | 8 | 6 | 1950 |
| 19 | Leonidas | 8 | 5 | 1938 |
| 20 |  Oldrich Nejedly | 5 | 5 | 1934 |
| 21 | Guillermo Stabile | 8 | 4 | 1930 |
Golden boot Winners: Just Fontaine has scored the most number of goals in a single world cup campaign which came back in 1958 World Cup. He scored 13 goals in 6 matches on his way to becoming top goal scorer not only in 1958 world cup but overall as well. His record was broken first by Brazlian Ronaldo in 2002, which was later broken again by German striker Klose.
Which player scored the most goals in a single world cup tournament?
Just Fontaine 13 goals in 6 games.
how many players win the golden boot award?
21 players