World Cup: The Golden Shoe Award

Have you heard of the Adidas Golden Shoe Award? If not, it is awarded to the leading goalscorer at the Fifa World Cup tournament upon completion. The most enjoyable aspect of any game is the event of scoring a goal! They thrill the crowds when the ball hits the netting and endless cheers erupt. This striker with the most goals is recognized and awarded this award.

Prior winners include Just Fontaine who holds the record of 13 goals in one tournament which he scored in the 1958 World Cup that was held in Sweden. Look out in Germany as there is a great chance another striker will shine and take home the Golden Shoe Award.

Past Golden Shoe Winners
2002 - Ronaldo - Brazil - 8 Goals
1998 - Davor Suker - Croatia - 6 Goals
1994 - Histro Stoichkov - Bulgaria - 6 Goals
- Oleg Salenko - Russia - 6 Goals
1990 - Salvatore Schillaci - Italy - 6 Goals
1986 - Gary Lineker - England - 6 Goals
1982 - Paolo Rossi - Italy - 6 Goals
1978 - Mario Kempes - Argentina - 6 Goals
1974 - Gregorz Lato - Poland - 7 Goals
1970 - Gerd Muller - Federal Republic of Germany - 10 Goals
1966 - Eusebio - Portugal - 9 Goals
1962 - Florian Albert - Hungary - 4 Goals
- Valentin Ivanov - URS - 4 Goals
- Drazen Jerkovic - Yugoslavia - 4 Goals
- Leonel Sanchez - Chile - 4 Goals
- Vava - Brazil - 4 Goals
- Garrincha - Brazil - 4 Goals
1958 - Just Fontaine - France - 13 Goals
1954 - Sandor Kocsis - Hungary - 11 Goals
1950 - Ademir - Brazil - 9 Goals
1938 - Leonidas - Brazil - 8 Goals
1934 - Oldrich Nejedly - TCH - 4 Goals
- Edmund Conen - Germany - 4 Goals
- Angelo Schiavio - Italy - 4 Goals
1930 - Guillermo Stabile - Argentina - 8 Goals

Regards,
Michael Kralj