The World Cup trophy won’t be the only prize handed out at this summer’s tournament. Indeed, the Golden Boot will also be won by the player who scores the most goals, continuing a long history of World Cups being defined by the sharpest of finishers.In 2022, Kylian Mbappé scored eight goals in total for France, including three in the final, to be crowned top scorer.Four years before that in Russia, Harry Kane won the Golden Boot even as England fell short in the semi-finals.Over the decades, legends such as Ronaldo, Eusebio, Gerd Müller, Gary Lineker and Miroslav Klose have all won the World Cup Golden Boot, and the field to add another name to the list of winners this summer could be a relatively open one.The favouritesAt 11/2, Mbappé is the current favourite to retain the accolade he won in Qatar. The French forward only scored five times in World Cup qualifying, but that still made him Les Bleus’ top scorer and greatest attacking threat.France have a host of world class attackers (Ousmane Dembélé is 25/1 to win the Golden Boot this summer), but Didier Deschamps’ approach is geared towards getting Mbappé into space in transition as frequently as possible.Harry Kane (13/2) is also among the favourites to be top scorer at a World Cup for a second time, and with good reason considering the season he enjoyed for Bayern Munich where he finished on an incredible 60 goals in all competitions.Only Erling Haaland scored more goals in European qualifying for this World Cup than Kane who will lead the line for Thomas Tuchel’s team this summer. England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama in the group stage, meaning Kane could register a handful before the knockout rounds even begin.