<Tr> <Td> 2014 Brazil </Td> <Td> Lionel Messi </Td> <Td> Thomas Müller </Td> <Td> Arjen Robben </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 Russia </Td> <Td> Luka Modrić </Td> <Td> Eden Hazard </Td> <Td> Antoine Griezmann </Td> </Tr> <P> The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup . While every World Cup had a ranking of the goalscorers, the first time an award was given was in 1982, under the name Golden Shoe . It was rechristened Golden Boot in 2010 . FIFA sometimes lists the top goalscorers of previous Cups among the Golden Boot winners . </P> <P> If there is more than one player with the same number of goals, since 1994 the tie - breaker goes to the player without a penalty goal, if none has a penalty then the tie breaker goes to the person with more assists - with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such . If there is still more than one player, the tie - breaker since 2006 goes to the player who has played the least amount of time, which translates to a higher goal average . </P>

Who wins the golden boot in the world cup