FIFA World Cup: 5 Greatest Golden Boot Winners of All Time

#3 Gerd Muller (West Germany): 10 goals in 1970

Gerd Muller grabbed two hat-tricks in the 1970 World Cup and a brace against Italy

The edition 1970 saw West Germany fail to qualify for the final but it saw a German finish as the top goalscorer. By the time their campaign was wrapped up, Gerd Muller had scored nearly 60% of their goals in the tournament.

He was the ultimate striker and a clinical finisher in the box. Having first scored the winner in the first group game against Morocco in a 2-1 win, Muller raced to the top of the goalscoring charts with a hat-trick against Bulgaria in a 5-2 win.

He didn't stop there though. With qualification almost secure and West Germany tied on points with Peru, Muller came to the party again with yet another hat-trick with all three goals coming in the first 39 minutes.

Der Bomber was simply unstoppable in the knockout stages as well. He first broke England's hearts when he scored an extra-time winner in a 3-2 win in the quarter-finals. However, West Germany were put to the sword in the semi-final by Italy.

"Everything we achieved we owe only to Gerd. Without his goals none of our successes would have been possible." - Franz Beckenbauer

In a match that went into extra-time, Muller equalised twice - once in each period - only to see the Azzurri eventually come away with a 4-3 win.

Although the Germans went home with a consolation third place, Muller went home with the Golden Boot for his 10 goals - three more than Brazil's Jairzinho in second place.