FIFA World Cup is around the corner.
The FIFA World Cup date is getting closer and football fans are waiting for the biggest event with excitement as they prepare to cheer on their favorite national team and favorite players.
World Cup 2022 will kick off on November 20 and run until December 18, 2022.
The most important part of football is scoring goals and there are a number of players who could get their names in the FIFA World Cup 2022 top goalscorers list and fight for the Golden Boot.
Ahead of the biggest tournament, let’s take a look at who could win the Golden Boot.
Memphis Depay will be representing the Netherlands national team in the FIFA World Cup along with Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong and others. Depay currently plays for FC Barcelona and during this season he is yet to get his name on the scoresheet for Barca.
Christian Pulisic will be hoping to have success in the World Cup with USA national team. The Chelsea man has also yet to score this season for the Blues. During the World Cup qualifiers, Pulisic scored 5 goals in 10 appearances.
Sadio Mane had a successive run with Senegal during the Africa Cup of Nations as they became champions. During this summer transfer window, Mane joined Bayern Munich where he has scored 5 goals in 9 appearances so far this season.
Romelu Lukaku returned to Inter Milan during the summer transfer window. The Belgian international along with Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and others will be hoping for some success in the FIFA World Cup 2022. In this season, Lukaku has so far scored 1 goal and provided 1 assist in 3 appearances.
England reached the EURO 2020 final however they suffered a defeat to Italy. In the FIFA World Cup 2022, Kane and his international teammates will try to reach glory with the Three Lions. The Tottenham star has scored 5 goals so far in 7 appearances for Spurs this season.
The last time when there was a FIFA World Cup back in 2018, Mbappe with France became champions. Mbappe is currently in impressive form as he has scored 9 goals for PSG so far this season in 7 appearances.
Benzema has been having impressive seasons with Real Madrid and is being predicted to win Ballon d’Or after successive seasons with Real Madrid. France will be hoping that Benzema brings his impressive form to the national team. So far The 34-year-old has made 6 appearances for Real in which he has scored 4 goals and provided 1 assist.
Ronaldo’s 2022/2023 season started on a bad note with Manchester United but the Portugal international always finds a way to put himself back on top. The 37-year-old has made 7 appearances so far for United and has yet to score a goal this season for the Red Devils.
It’s not surprising that Robert Lewandowski is in this list as the 34-year-old keeps on scoring goals for his new club FC Barcelona. The Poland international has scored 9 goals in 6 appearances so far during this season for Barca.
Brazil is usually the favorite to win the FIFA World Cup anytime there is a World Cup happening and Neymar is always at the center of attention. The PSG is preparing for the biggest event and has been scoring goals and providing assists since the season started. The Brazilian currently has 17 G/A in 9 games for Ligue 1 side.
With the Copa America victory, Argentina is also considered one of the favorites to win the FIFA World Cup 2022. Messi is of course at the center of attention, too. The 35-year-old is also currently in impressive form as he has scored 4 goals and provided 7 assists in 9 games so far for PSG.