FIFA World Cup 2014: Top scorers and assist providers

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What a FIFA World Cup 2014 it has been so far. Brazil has been a goal fest so far and we hope it stays the same for the rest of the tournament. More goals have already been scored than the last edition of the tournament in South Africa. The race for the golden boot is heating up as well and here are the top contenders for the top prize.

Top scorers in the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Player	Team	Appearances	Number of Goals
James Rodriguez	Colombia	5	6
Thomas Muller	Germany	7	5
Neymar	Brazil	5	4
Lionel Messi	Argentina	7	4
Karim Benzema	France	5	3
Arjen Robben	Netherlands	7	3
Andre Schuerrle	Germany	6	3
Enner Valencia	Ecuador	3	3
Xherdan Shaqiri	Switzerland	4	3
Robin van Persie	Netherlands	6	4

Note: Tim Cahill(Australia), Clint Dempsey(United States), Asamoah Gyan(Ghana), Jackson Martinez(Colombia), Gervinho(Ivory Coast), Ivan Perisic(Croatia), Andre Ayew(Ghana), Mario Mandzukic(Croatia), Luis Suarez(Uruguay), Ahmed Musa(Nigeria), Wilfried Bony(Ivory Coast), Memphis Depay(Netherlands), Islam Slimani(Algeria), Alexis Sanchez(Chile), Bryan Ruiz(Costa Rica), Mats Hummels(Germany), David Luiz(Brazil), Abdelmoumene Djabou(Nigeria), Oscar(Brazil), Toni Kroos(Germany) and Miroslav Klose(Germany) all have scored 2 goals each.

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Top assists in the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Player	Team	Appearances	Number of Assists
Juan Cuadrado	Colombia	5	4
Daley Blind	Netherlands	6	3
Thomas Muller	Germany	6	3
Toni Kroos	Germany	6	3
Serge Aurier	Ivory Coast	3	2
Walter Ayovi	Ecuador	3	2
Graham Zusi	United States	4	2
Josep Drmic	Switzerland	4	2
Ricardo Rodriguez	Switzerland	4	2
Sofiane Feghouli	Algeria	4	2
Eduardo Vargas	Chile	4	2
Emmanuel Emenike	Nigeria	4	2
Kevin de Bruyne	Belgium	4	2
Christian Bolanos	Costa Rica	5	2
Abel Aguilar	Colombia	5	2
Eden Hazard	Belgium	5	2
James Rodriguez	Colombia	5	2
Karim Benzema	France	5	2
Oscar	Brazil	6	2
Marcelo	Brazil	6	2
Philipp Lahm	Germany	6	2

Last updated: 10th July 2014.