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Poland's Grzegorz _ _ _ _ scored 7 goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1974 World Cup.
England's Harry _ _ _ _ won the 2018 Golden Boot with 6 goals, though his team fell in the semifinal.
Which five-time champion lost the 1998 World Cup final on French soil?
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The 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium was played in which US state?
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England's Gary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1986 Golden Boot with 6 goals, though his team was eliminated early.
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The 1974 World Cup final, won by the host nation, was played in which Bavarian city?
MUNICHThe very first World Cup, in 1930, had a Golden Boot winner from Argentina. Guillermo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scored 8 goals.
STABILEWhich country won its only World Cup title in 1966, lifting the trophy as tournament hosts?
ENGLANDPortugal's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1966 Golden Boot with 9 goals, even though his team didn't reach the final.
EUSEBIOHungary's Sandor _ _ _ _ _ _ netted 11 goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1954 World Cup.
KOCSISThe dramatic penalty-shootout final of 2022 was played in which planned Qatari city, north of Doha?
LUSAILWhich host nation won its first World Cup title in 1978, with two goals from its star striker in the final?
ARGENTINABrazil's star striker, who still won the 1998 Golden Ball despite losing the final, was simply known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
RONALDOWhich country won its fourth World Cup title in 2014, famously thrashing the hosts 7-1 in the semifinal?
GERMANYThe 1982 World Cup final was played in which Spanish capital city?
MADRIDFrance's captain, sent off in extra time of the 2006 final yet still awarded the Golden Ball, was Zinedine _ _ _ _ _ _.
ZIDANECroatia's Davor _ _ _ _ _ won the 1998 Golden Boot with 6 goals as hosts France lifted the trophy.
SUKERGermany's Miroslav _ _ _ _ _ won the 2006 Golden Boot with 5 goals as tournament hosts.
KLOSEWest Germany's Gerd _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 1970 Golden Boot with 10 goals as Brazil lifted the trophy.
MULLERUruguay's Diego _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2010 Golden Ball despite his country falling short of the final.
FORLANItaly's Paolo _ _ _ _ _ won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 1982 World Cup.
ROSSISpain's extra-time winner in the 2026 final was scored by Ferran _ _ _ _ _ _.
TORRESWhich South American country both hosted and won the first-ever World Cup in 1930?
URUGUAYThis 1994 Golden Boot co-winner set an all-time record for goals scored by one player in a single World Cup match.
SALENKOItaly's host-nation striker Salvatore _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball in 1990.
SCHILLACIBrazil's Golden Boot winner in the shocking 1950 final loss on home soil was striker _ _ _ _ _ _.
ADEMIRThe 2022 World Cup was the first ever held in which Middle Eastern country?
QATARFrance's Just _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scored a still-unbeaten 13 goals to win the 1958 Golden Boot.
FONTAINEArgentina's Mario _ _ _ _ _ _ won the Golden Boot in 1978, scoring twice in the final itself.
KEMPESThe 1962 World Cup final between Brazil and Czechoslovakia was played in which South American capital city?
SANTIAGOBrazil didn't even reach the 1938 final, yet their striker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the Golden Boot with 7 goals.
LEONIDASThe 1934 World Cup's top scorer, with 5 goals for Czechoslovakia, was Oldrich _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
NEJEDLYWhich South American country hosted the 1962 World Cup, won again by Brazil?
CHILECroatia's midfield general, awarded the 2018 Golden Ball despite his side losing the final, was Luka _ _ _ _ _ _.
MODRICLionel _ _ _ _ _ won the 2014 Golden Ball for Argentina despite losing the final to Germany.
MESSISpain's midfielder _ _ _ _ _ won the 2026 Golden Ball after his side lifted the trophy.
RODRIColombia's James _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won the 2014 Golden Boot with a memorable volleyed goal against Uruguay.
RODRIGUEZThe 1994 World Cup was the first hosted by which North American country?
USAThe 1994 World Cup final was played at the Rose Bowl in which California city?
PASADENAArgentina's captain, who lifted the trophy and won the 1986 Golden Ball, was Diego _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MARADONAThe 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany was played in which Japanese city?
YOKOHAMABulgaria reached their only-ever World Cup semifinal in 1994, led by Golden Boot co-winner Hristo _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
STOICHKOVGermany's goalkeeper _ _ _ _ became the first-ever goalkeeper to win the World Cup Golden Ball, in 2002.
KAHNFrance's Kylian _ _ _ _ _ _ scored the first hat-trick in a World Cup final since 1966, yet still lost, in 2022.
MBAPPEWhich country won a second World Cup title in 2018, twenty years after its first?
FRANCEWhich European country won its first-ever World Cup title in 2010, beating the Netherlands in the final?
SPAINThe 2018 World Cup final was played in which Russian capital city?
MOSCOWWhich two-time champion lost the 1970 final to Pele's Brazil in Mexico City?
ITALYWhich underdog European country lost the 1938 World Cup final despite reaching its first-ever final?
HUNGARYWhich Scandinavian country hosted the 1958 World Cup and lost the final to Brazil on home soil?
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