Players Who Won the Golden Boot and World Cup: Double Glory

Winning the World Cup Golden Boot (top scorer) while also winning the tournament is one of football's rarest achievements. Only a handful of players have achieved this double glory.

Players Who Won Both the Golden Boot and the World Cup

PlayerCountryYearGoalsTournament Result
Guillermo StábileArgentina19308Runners-up (not champion)
LeônidasBrazil193873rd place
AdemirBrazil19509Runners-up
Sándor KocsisHungary195411Runners-up
Just FontaineFrance1958133rd place
Gerd MüllerWest Germany1970103rd place
Mario KempesArgentina19786Champions ✓
Paolo RossiItaly19826Champions ✓
Gary LinekerEngland19866Quarter-finals
Salvatore SchillaciItaly199063rd place
Davor ŠukerCroatia199863rd place
RonaldoBrazil20028Champions ✓
Miroslav KloseGermany200653rd place
Thomas MüllerGermany201053rd place
James RodríguezColombia20146Quarter-finals
Harry KaneEngland201864th place
Kylian MbappéFrance20228Runners-up

The Rare Double: Golden Boot + World Cup Title

Only 3 players have won both the Golden Boot AND the World Cup title in the same tournament:

1. Mario Kempes — Argentina 1978

Kempes scored 6 goals including 2 in the final as Argentina won their first title. He is the only Argentine to win the Golden Boot.

2. Paolo Rossi — Italy 1982

Rossi scored 6 goals in 3 matches after returning from a match-fixing ban. His hat-trick against Brazil in the second round is one of the greatest individual performances in World Cup history.

3. Ronaldo — Brazil 2002

Ronaldo scored 8 goals including 2 in the final. His comeback from career-threatening injuries makes this the most emotionally resonant Golden Boot in history.

2026 Golden Boot

Kylian Mbappé is the favorite to win the 2026 Golden Boot. If France win the tournament, he would become only the 4th player to achieve the double. See our full predictions.