Messi, Mbappe lead Golden Boot race in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Ball, Golden Ball Award 2022 and Winners

The Golden Boot is a coveted award that is awarded to the top scorer at each edition of the FIFA World Cup.

Officially instituted in the 1982 World Cup, the award was known as the Golden Shoe until the 2006 World Cup.

The second and third highest scorers receive a silver and bronze shoe, respectively.

In the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1930, Argentina’s Guillermo Stabile became the first footballer to be conferred with the trophy for scoring eight goals.

Messi and Mbappe are the two front-runners for the 2022 award, due to the numerous instances of game-winning brilliance they have contributed along the way. May the best runner prevail after all the tie-breaking goals and superb abilities

The record for the most number of goals scored in a FIFA World Cup belongs to France’s Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in the 1958 edition in Sweden.

No player has won the Golden Boot more than once, but Brazilians hold the record for winning the award the most number of times – on six occasions.

The unique shoe-shaped trophy is made of a brass alloy that is electroplated with gold. It weighs about a kilogram.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Ball: FAQs

Ques: When was the first golden ball handed out?
Ans: FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, Italy striker Paolo Rossi received the Golden Ball award for the first time in 1982. (who also won the Golden Boot that year). Since then, many popular players have received the awards, including Diego Maradona (1986), Ronaldo (1998), and Modric (2018).

Ques: Which goalkeepers will make it to finals?
Ans: Yassine Bounou (Morocco), Dominic Livakovic, Hugo Lloris, and Emil Martinez of Argentina are the four goalkeepers who will play in the final two games of the 2022 World Cup.

Ques: What is Golden Ball for?

Ans: The “Golden Ball,” first awarded in 1982, is given to the top player at a FIFA World Cup tournament.

Ques: How many times has a player won the Silver Ball?

Ans: The award has only been given to one player. The FIFA technical committee compiles a list of possibilities, and the media selects one of those options. The Bronze Ball goes to the winner in third place, and the Silver Ball goes to the winner in second place.

Ques: What is Golden Ball in football?

Ans: The Golden Ball award will be given to the best football player at the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar. Golden Ball contenders include: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric and a few others.

Ques: Who will win Ballon d or 2022?

Ans: The 2022 Ballon d’Or was won by Karim Benzema, who received 356 more votes than Sadio Mane, making it the second-largest victory in the award’s history. For his outstanding 2021–22 season, which includes guiding Real Madrid to the La Liga and Champions League double, Benzema garnered 549 votes.