2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Final List
The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goal scorer of the World Cup tournament. Here is the list of the top goal scorers for the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.
Four players tied with four goals each. According to the tie-breaker rules, the number of assists is taken into account. Thomas Müller won as he had three assists, the others each had one. The number of playing minutes is used to further split the other tied players.
2010 Golden Boot Top-10
| # | Goals | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Thomas Müller | Germany |
| 2 | 5 | David Villa | Spain |
| 3 | 5 | Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands |
| 4 | 5 | Diego Forlán | Uruguay |
| =5 | 4 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina |
| =5 | 4 | Miroslav Klose | Germany |
| =5 | 4 | Róbert Vittek | Slovakia |
| =8 | 3 | Luís Fabiano | Brazil |
| =8 | 3 | Asamoah Gyan | Ghana |
| =8 | 3 | Landon Donovan | USA |
| =8 | 3 | Luis Suárez | Uruguay |
Notes:
- Goals scored from penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
- From 1982 until 2006 the FIFA award for the top goal scorer at the World Cup was called the golden shoe. 2010 was the first year it was called the golden boot award.
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