Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo leads the coveted Golden Boot race in the FIFA World Cup 2018 after the end of the first round of group matches. Ronaldo had found the net thrice, the only hat-trick of the World Cup in Russia till now (June 19), in his team’s opener against Spain which ended in a 3-3 draw.
Ronaldo is followed by Russia’s Denis Cheryshev, Spain’s Diego Costa, England’s Harry Kane and Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku all of whom have scored two goals.
The Golden Boot is awarded to the top goalscorer at every FIFA World Cup. If two or more players end up as the joint top scorer in the FIFA World Cup, then the Golden Boot is awarded to the one who has maximum assists among the top scorers. If the joint top scorers are still tied with the same number of assists, the one who played the least minutes gets the Golden Boot.