The most prolific goal scorer at each FIFA World Cup receives the prized Golden Boot.
The prize was formally established for the 1982 World Cup, and up to the 2006 World Cup, it was known as the Golden Shoe.
A silver and bronze shoe, respectively, are awarded to the second- and third-place finishers.
Guillermo Stabile of Argentina became the first footballer to receive the trophy for eight goals in the tournament’s inaugural edition in 1930.
Just Fontaine of France holds the record for the most goals scored in a FIFA World Cup with 13 goals during the 1958 tournament in Sweden.
No player has ever won the Golden Boot more than once, although the Brazilians hold the record for the most victories with six.
The unusual trophy is made of a brass alloy that has had gold electroplated on it. It has a kilogram-ish weight.
Here are the top goalscorers at Qatar 2022 –
| Position | Player | Team | Total number of goals | Scored against |
| 1 | Kylian Mbappe | France | 5 | Australia (1), Denmark (2), Poland (2) |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 5 | Saudi Arabia (1), Mexico (1), Australia (1), Netherlands (1), Croatia (1) |
| 2 | Olivier Giroud | France | 4 | Australia (2), Poland (1), England (1) |
| 2 | Julian Alvarez | Argentina | 4 | Poland (1), Australia (1), Croatia (2) |
| 3 | Enner Valencia | Ecuador | 3 | Qatar (2), Netherlands (1) |
| 3 | Cody Gakpo | Netherlands | 3 | Senegal (1), Ecuador (1), Qatar (1) |
| 3 | Marcus Rashford | England | 3 | Iran (1), Wales (2) |
| 3 | Alvaro Morata | Spain | 3 | Costa Rica (1), Germany (1), Japan(1) |
| 3 | Bukayo Saka | England | 3 | Iran (2), Senegal (1) |
| 3 | Richarlison | Brazil | 3 | Serbia (2), South Korea (1) |
| 3 | Goncalo Ramos | Portugal | 3 | Switzerland (3) |
| 4 | Mehdi Taremi | Iran | 2 | England (2) |
| 4 | Ferran Torres | Spain | 2 | Costa Rica (2) |
| 4 | Andrej Kramaric | Croatia | 2 | Canada (2) |
| 4 | Cho Gue-sung | South Korea | 2 | Ghana (2) |
| 4 | Mohammed Kudus | Ghana | 2 | South Korea (2) |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes | Portugal | 2 | Uruguay (2) |
| 4 | Salem Aldawsari | Saudi Arabia | 2 | Argentina (1), Mexico (1) |
| 4 | Ritsu Doan | Japan | 2 | Germany (1), Spain (1) |
| 4 | Kai Havertz | Germany | 2 | Costa Rica (2) |
| 4 | Niclas Fullkrug | Germany | 2 | Spain (1), Costa Rica (1) |
| 4 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | Uruguay | 2 | Ghana (2) |
| 4 | Aleksandar Mitrovic | Serbia | 2 | Cameroon (1), Switzerland (1) |
| 4 | Breel Embolo | Switzerand | 2 | Cameroon (1), Serbia (1) |
| 4 | Rafael Leao | Brazil | 2 | Ghana (1), Switzerland (1) |
| 4 | Neymar | Brazil | 2 | South Korea (1), Croatia (1) |
| 4 | Wout Weghorst | Netherlands | 2 | Argentina (2) |
| 4 | Youssef En-Nesyri | Morocco | 2 | Canada (1), Portugal (1) |
| 4 | Harry Kane | England | 2 | Senegal (1), France (1) |
