{"id":37054,"date":"2026-07-18T12:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/what-happened-when-four-players-tied-for-2010-world-cup-golden-boot-could-messi-and-mbappe-do-the-same-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T06:54:48","slug":"what-happened-when-four-players-tied-for-2010-world-cup-golden-boot-could-messi-and-mbappe-do-the-same-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/what-happened-when-four-players-tied-for-2010-world-cup-golden-boot-could-messi-and-mbappe-do-the-same-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened when four players tied for 2010 World Cup Golden Boot? Could Messi and Mbapp\u00e9 do the same? | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132474785,imgsize-1123041,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/messi-mbappe.jpg\" alt=\"What happened when four players tied for 2010 World Cup Golden Boot? Could Messi and Mbapp\u00e9 do the same?\" title=\"Messi and Mbapp\u00e9's Golden Boot battle could be decided by FIFA's tiebreaker rules after dramatic finale.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Messi and Mbapp\u00e9's Golden Boot battle could be decided by FIFA's tiebreaker rules after dramatic finale.\">Messi and Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s Golden Boot battle could be decided by FIFA&#8217;s tiebreaker rules after dramatic finale.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The race for the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heading towards a finish remarkably similar to one of the closest battles in tournament history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Lionel Messi currently tops the standings with eight goals and four assists, narrowly ahead of France captain Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, who has eight goals and three assists. <!-- -->Although both players are level on goals, Messi leads because FIFA&#8217;s first tiebreaker is assists.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>With France still scheduled to face England in the third-place playoff before Argentina meet Spain in the World Cup final, the race is not yet over. It is a situation that echoes the dramatic finish to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when four players ended the tournament level on goals and FIFA had to separate them using its official tiebreakers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"10\">\n<h2>The extraordinary four-way tie in 2010<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2010 World Cup produced one of the closest Golden Boot races ever witnessed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Germany&#8217;s Thomas M\u00fcller, Spain&#8217;s David Villa, the Netherlands&#8217; Wesley Sneijder, and Uruguay&#8217;s Diego Forl\u00e1n all finished the tournament with five goals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Rather than declaring joint winners, FIFA applied its official ranking criteria.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>M\u00fcller had also contributed three assists, while Villa, Sneijder and Forl\u00e1n each finished with one assist.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>That gave the Germany forward the Golden Boot despite all four players finishing level on goals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The remaining positions were then decided by the next tiebreaker: minutes played.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Villa claimed the Silver Boot because he had played fewer minutes than the remaining two players.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Sneijder received the Bronze Boot after recording fewer minutes than Forl\u00e1n, leaving the Uruguay captain fourth despite matching the others for goals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The final standings were:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"31\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Golden Boot:<\/strong> Thomas M\u00fcller (Germany) \u2013 5 goals, 3 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silver Boot:<\/strong> David Villa (Spain) \u2013 5 goals, 1 assist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze Boot:<\/strong> Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) \u2013 5 goals, 1 assist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourth:<\/strong> Diego Forl\u00e1n (Uruguay) \u2013 5 goals, 1 assist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Interestingly, both M\u00fcller and Forl\u00e1n scored one goal each in the third-place playoff. Germany defeated Uruguay 3-2 to secure the bronze medal, but M\u00fcller&#8217;s superior assist tally ensured he remained on top of the Golden Boot standings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"34\">\n<h2>The importance of the third-place playoff<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although often described as a consolation match, the third-place playoff still counts as an official FIFA World Cup fixture.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Every goal, assist and minute played contributes towards the Golden Boot race.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>History has produced several examples where the match directly influenced the outcome of the award.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>At the 1958 World Cup, France striker Just Fontaine scored an incredible four goals against West Germany in the third-place playoff to finish with 13 goals, a single-tournament World Cup record that still stands today.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>Four decades later, at the 1998 World Cup, Croatia striker Davor \u0160uker scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in the third-place playoff. <!-- -->That strike lifted him onto six goals, securing the Golden Boot ahead of every other contender.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Why 2026 could produce another tiebreaker finish<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The current standings show just how finely balanced the race remains.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"51\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi (Argentina):<\/strong> 8 goals, 4 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France):<\/strong> 8 goals, 3 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jude Bellingham (England):<\/strong> 6 goals, 1 assist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harry Kane (England):<\/strong> 6 goals, 1 assist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 (France):<\/strong> 5 goals, 2 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"52\"\/>Messi moved ahead after producing two assists in Argentina&#8217;s dramatic 2-1 semifinal comeback against England. Although he did not score, his passes for Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez and Lautaro Mart\u00ednez took his assist tally to four, one more than Mbapp\u00e9.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"55\"\/>France&#8217;s elimination has not ended Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s chances because Les Bleus still face England in the third-place playoff. <!-- -->Any goals scored there count towards the Golden Boot, giving the French captain one final opportunity to move ahead before Messi plays Spain in the World Cup final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"59\"\/>How FIFA decides the Golden Boot<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"61\"\/>FIFA applies three criteria to determine the winner:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"63\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"64\">\n<ul>\n<li>Most goals scored.<\/li>\n<li>Most assists, as determined by FIFA&#8217;s Technical Study Group, if players are level on goals.<\/li>\n<li>Fewest minutes played, if players remain level on both goals and assists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those exact regulations decided the award in 2010 and could once again prove decisive if Messi and Mbapp\u00e9 finish the 2026 tournament level on goals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"66\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"67\">\n<h2><keyword id=\"37649298\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"recent-Golden-Boot-winners\" source=\"keywords\">Recent Golden Boot winners<\/keyword><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>The award has often been decided by fine margins in recent tournaments:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"69\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"70\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2022:<\/strong> Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France) \u2013 8 goals, 2 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>2018:<\/strong> Harry Kane (England) \u2013 6 goals<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014:<\/strong> James Rodr\u00edguez (Colombia) \u2013 6 goals, 2 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010:<\/strong> Thomas M\u00fcller (Germany) \u2013 5 goals, 3 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>2006:<\/strong> Miroslav Klose (Germany) \u2013 5 goals, 3 assists<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002:<\/strong> Ronaldo (Brazil) \u2013 8 goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"71\"\/>With both Messi and Mbapp\u00e9 still level on eight goals, another Golden Boot race could ultimately be decided not by goals alone, but by the same tiebreaker rules that separated M\u00fcller, Villa, Sneijder and Forl\u00e1n in South Africa 16 years ago.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"73\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/what-happened-when-four-players-tied-for-2010-world-cup-golden-boot-could-messi-and-mbapp-do-the-same\/articleshow\/132474248.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Messi and Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s Golden Boot battle could be decided by FIFA&#8217;s tiebreaker rules after dramatic finale. 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