World Cup Golden Shoe Odds
Officially known as the Golden Shoe, this trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals throughout the tournament, there is also a Silver and Bronze Shoe for 2nd and 3rd place which started with the 1994 USA World Cup. This often gets confused with the Golden Ball which is awarded to the best player of the tournament.
It was first awarded in 1982 at the Spanish World Cup but has been retrospectively applied to all tournaments from 1930 onwards.
Betting on which player will be the top scorer at the World Cup is the second most popular betting market after the outright world cup odds and offers a great opportunity to enjoy all matches of the World Cup with an interest in every goal that goes in. Whether it is cheering on the player you have backed or hoping that someone else isn't challenging for the top goalscoring honour.
The leading contenders for the Golden Boot in South Africa will be those players spear heading the forward lines of the most fancied teams in the competition. Kaka, Messi, Tevez, Torres, Villa and Rooney are all names that will all feature prominently in the betting when the bookmakers release the odds nearer the time. Fans can also bet on which player will be the top scorer for England as one of the many England betting opportunities available for the World Cup.
Golden Boot Odds World Cup 2010
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| Villa, D | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Torres, F | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Fabiano, L | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Rooney, W | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Ronaldo, C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| Messi, L | 14 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 16 |
| Aguero, S | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
| Klose, M | 25 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
| Drogba, D | 25 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 25 |
| Kaka | 25 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 33 |
| Nilmar | 25 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 25 |
| Defoe, J | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 33 |
| Robinho | 33 | - | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 40 |
| Higuain, G | 25 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 33 |
| Henry, T | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 33 |
| Gilardino, A | 33 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 40 |
| Anelka, N | 33 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 33 |
| van Persie, R | 25 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 33 |
| Gomez, M | 40 | - | 40 | 40 | 22 | 40 | 40 |
| Huntelaar, K | 40 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 40 |
| Lopez, L | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tevez, C | 40 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| Liedson | - | - | 50 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| Pato, A | 33 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 40 |
| Podolski, L | 50 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 40 |
| Almeida, H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milito, D | 33 | 50 | - | - | - | 40 | 40 |
| Benzema, K | 33 | 33 | 40 | 33 | - | 25 | 40 |
| Aliadiere, J | - | - | - | 66 | - | - | - |
| Ozil, M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iaquinta, V | - | - | 50 | 25 | - | 66 | 66 |
| Pazzini, G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gourcuff, Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gignac, A | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suarez, L | 50 | 66 | - | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Akale, K | - | - | - | - | 40 | 40 | 50 |
| di Natale, A | - | - | - | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Ballack, M | - | - | 66 | - | - | 40 | 50 |
| Rossi, G | 50 | - | 50 | 50 | - | 66 | 66 |
| Bent, D | 66 | - | 66 | - | - | 50 | - |
| Eto`o, S | 33 | - | 40 | 33 | - | - | 40 |
| Owen, M | 40 | 33 | 66 | - | - | 50 | - |
| Santa Cruz, R | - | - | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Lazovic, D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ribery, F | 80 | - | 66 | - | - | - | 66 |
| Lampard, F | 66 | - | 66 | 50 | - | 33 | 66 |
| Kalou, S | - | - | 80 | - | - | 66 | 66 |
| Guiza, D | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | 80 | - |
| Xavi | - | - | 80 | - | - | 80 | - |
| Cole, C | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forlan, D | 40 | - | - | 66 | 40 | 66 | 66 |
| Alonso, X | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Gerrard, S | 66 | 50 | 66 | 66 | - | 40 | 66 |
| McCarthy, B | 100 | - | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - |
| Sanchez, A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crouch, P | 80 | - | 100 | 100 | - | 80 | 80 |
| Larsen, S | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - |
| Agbonlahor, G | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Webo, P | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Palermo, M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walcott, T | - | - | 100 | - | - | 80 | - |
| Cavani, E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robben, A | 66 | - | - | 80 | - | 100 | - |
| Toni, L | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suazo, H | 80 | - | 66 | 66 | - | 80 | - |
| Silva, D | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - |
| Simao | 50 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - |
| Dindane, A | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Kuyt, D | - | - | 66 | 66 | - | 66 | 66 |
| Bravo, O | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Jovanovic, N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bendtner, N | 100 | 66 | 100 | - | 80 | 125 | - |
| Yakubu | 100 | - | 100 | - | 66 | 80 | - |
| Heskey, E | - | - | 125 | - | - | 66 | - |
| Franco, G | - | - | - | - | - | 125 | - |
| Martins, O | - | - | 80 | 100 | 80 | - | - |
| Donovan, L | - | - | 100 | 100 | - | 125 | - |
| Fabregas, C | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Vela, C | 100 | - | 125 | 125 | - | 80 | - |
| Vidosic, D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valdez, N | - | - | - | - | - | 125 | - |
| Uche, K | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Tomasson, JD | - | - | - | 150 | - | 150 | - |
| Vonlanthen, J | - | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Schweinsteiger, B | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | - |
| Salpigidis, D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardozo, O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gyan, A | - | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Asamoah, G | - | - | 125 | - | - | - | - |
| Dos Santos, G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dedic, Z | - | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Derdiyok, E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zigic, N | 80 | - | 150 | 150 | 80 | 100 | - |
| Johnson, E | 125 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Altidore, J | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agogo, J | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gekas, T | 125 | - | 150 | 150 | 100 | 125 | - |
| Obinna, V | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fernandez, M | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Novakovic, M | 150 | - | 150 | - | - | 150 | - |
| Streller, M | - | - | - | 175 | - | - | - |
| Tamada, K | 175 | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Tagoe, P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amoah, M | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Cabanas, S | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | 150 |
| Lee, DG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yong-Jo, H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Costly, C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dempsey, C | - | - | 200 | - | - | 200 | - |
| Vittek, R | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | 200 | - |
| Charisteas, A | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | - |
| Tae-Se, J | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seol, KH | - | - | 200 | - | - | 200 | - |
| Sestak, S | - | - | 150 | - | - | - | - |
| Samaras, G | - | - | 150 | - | - | 150 | - |
| Okazaki, S | - | - | - | 175 | - | - | - |
| Mphela, K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frei, A | 125 | - | 200 | 150 | - | 150 | - |
| Parker, B | - | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
| Muntari, S | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | - |
| Park, JS | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | - |
| Park, CY | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Essien, M | - | - | - | - | - | 250 | - |
| Nakamura, S | - | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Suazo, D | 175 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McDonald, S | - | - | 300 | 200 | - | - | - |
| Cahill, T | - | - | 300 | 300 | - | 200 | - |
| Kewell, H | - | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Saifi, R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pavon, C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Killen, C | 300 | - | 500 | 350 | - | - | - |
| Smeltz, S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Below are a list of previous Golden Boot winners. In 2010, we will be hoping for a repeat of 1986 when Gary Lineker top scored in Mexico. Can Rooney or Defoe emulate that for England in South Africa?
2006 - Germany
- Golden - Miroslav Klose (5 Goals)
- Silver - Hernan Crespo (4 Goals)
- Bronze - Ronaldo (3 Goals)
2002 - South Korea/Japan
- Golden - Ronaldo (8 Goals)
- Silver - Rivaldo/Miroslav Klose (5 Goals)
- Bronze - Jon Dahl Tomasson/Christian Vieri (4 Goals)
1998 - France
- Golden - Davor Suker (6 Goals)
- Silver - Gabriel Batistuta/Christian Vieri (5 Goals)
- Bronze - Ronaldo/Marcelo Salas/Luis Hernández (4 Goals)
1994 - USA
- Golden - Oleg Salenko /Hristo Stoichkov (6 Goals)
- Silver - Romario/Jurgen Klinsmann/Roberto Baggio/Kennet Andersson (5 Goals)
- Bronze - Gabriel Batistuta/Florin Raducioiu/Martin Dahlin (4 Goals)
1990 - Italy
- Golden - Salvatore Schillaci (6 Goals)
- Silver - Tomas Skuhravy (5 Goals)
- Bronze - Roger Milla/Gary Lineker/Lothar Matthaus/Michel (4 Goals)
1986 - Mexico
- Golden - Gary Lineker (6 Goals)
- Silver - Diego Maradona/Careca/Emilio Butragueno(5 Goals)
- Bronze - Jorge Valdano/Preben Larsen/Alessandro Altobelli/Igor Belanov(4 Goals)
1982 - Spain
- Golden - Paolo Rossi (6 Goals)
- Silver - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (5 Goals)
- Bronze - Zico (4 Goals)
1978 - Argentina
- Golden - Mario Kempes (6 Goals)
1974 - West Germany
- Golden - Grzegorz Lato (7 Goals)
1970 - Mexico
- Golden - Gerd Muumller (10 Goals)
1966 - England
- Golden - Eusebio da Silva Ferreira (9 Goals)
