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Some of the World’s finest talents are showcasing their skills in 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. We have already seen some terrific goals and mesmerising skills from the stars.
The race for the Golden Boot is heating up as well. In the last edition, Colombia's James Rodriguez bagged the Golden Boot with just six goals. It seems that that tally may well be overtaken in Russia. The likes Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo are all in a terrific goalscoring form in FIFA World Cup 2018.
In this article, we will focus on some players who have done exceedingly well so far in the tournament.
#5 Harry Kane (England)
Gary Lineker had won the Golden Boot in 1986, Kane is on course to become England's first Golden Boot Winner after Lineker. Besides scoring goals he has great leadership qualities, and so far he has led from the front.
While big names like Michael Owen, David Beckham and Wayne Rooney were often found wanting in the pressure situation, Kane seems to thrive under pressure. He plays his best football when the chips are down. And perhaps for the first time in recent history England came to the World Cup without any pre-pressure. It has helped Kane and his team to play freely.
The Tottenham forward has lit up the World Cup in Russia with his scintillating display of prowess in front of the goal. He had an outstanding season (2017-18) with his Premier League side and scored 41 goals for the club in all competitions.
Much to the delight of the English fans, Kane carried his goalscoring form into Russia as well. England won their opening game courtesy Kane’s two fine strikes against Tunisia. He bettered his performance against Panama and went on to score a hat-trick for his side and England thrashed Panama in that game.
Kane became the third English player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match. He has scored 5 goals in 2 matches so far. He was rested for England’s last league game against Belgium. English fans will be hoping that he will continue his fantastic form in the knockout stages of the competition as well.
#4 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Ronaldo will look to inspire his side against Uruguay
Well, there is nothing more to say about Cristiano Ronaldo. We all know about his on-field abilities and when it comes to goal scoring, no one is better than him in World football at this stage. He is a big match player and loves to perform on the big stage.
Ronaldo started his campaign with a hat-trick against Spain. He got his third goal with a terrific free-kick, just outside of the penalty box. He followed it up with another brilliant goal against Morocco. That helped Portugal beat the Africans in what was a tough game.
Ronaldo had an opportunity to add on to his tally but he failed to capitalise as he missed the penalty against Iran. Nevertheless, he still has 4 goals in 3 matches. If everything goes well, this could be his World Cup.
#3 Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
Belgium have quite a few diminutive attackers but Lukaku's combination play with the rest and his clinical finishing makes him a must-have in this team. The Manchester United forward all the attributes of a quality striker and so far, he hasn't disappointed and has delivered when Martinez has started him.
He has scored 4 goals in 2 matches in the tournament. His goal-scoring ability will probably decide how far Belgium are going to progress in the tournament.
#2 Luka Modric (Croatia)
He is one of the best ball-players in the world. Modric has terrific control over the ball. His distribution skills are unmatched. Besides providing defence-splitting passes to his team-mates, he has the ability to score in crucial moments when his team requires the most.
We already saw that aspect of his game against Argentina when he scored an exceptional goal from a long distance. Modric already has a couple of goals to his name in the competition.
#1 Philippe Coutinho (Brazil)
Coutinho has been Brazil's best player so far in the tournament and scored an absolute peach of a goal against Switzerland. In the game against Costa Rica, when Brazil was struggling to find the back of the net, Coutinho rescued them with his opportunist strike late in the second half.
He provided a terrific through ball from which Paulinho scored a fantastic goal against Serbia. Coutinho has scored two goals so far. Brazil will depend heavily on him in the knockout stages of the competition to provide the creativity from midfield.
