{"id":31615,"date":"2014-07-14T08:45:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T08:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=31615"},"modified":"2014-07-14T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T09:15:44","slug":"rodriguez-wins-golden-boot-messi-bags-golden-ball-at-wc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=31615","title":{"rendered":"Rodriguez wins golden boot, Messi bags golden ball at W\/C"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colombia forward James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot for finishing as the top scorer at the 2014 Fifa World Cup.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who plays for Monaco, scored six goals in five matches as his side reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to hosts Brazil.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez finished ahead of Germany forward Thomas Muller, who netted five goals as his side won the tournament.<\/p>\n

Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who won the Golden Ball for the tournament’s best player, was in a tie for third.<\/p>\n

His four goals were matched by Brazil striker Neymar and Netherlands forward Robin van Persie.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez’s goals helped Colombia progress further than they had before at a World Cup.<\/p>\n

He scored against Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan as they topped Group C before netting twice, one a sublime volley, during the 2-0 last-16 win against Uruguay.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez’s final goal was a late consolation from the penalty spot as Colombia lost 2-1 to Brazil.<\/p>\n

Germany’s Manuel Neuer, 28, won the Golden Glove awarded to the best goalkeeper at the tournament, while France’s 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba won the best young player prize.<\/p>\n

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World Cup Golden Boot winners<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

1930 <\/strong>– Guillermo Stabile (Arg) eight goals<\/td>\n1934 <\/strong>– Oldrich Nejedly (Cze); five<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938<\/strong> – Leonidas (Bra); seven<\/td>\n1950<\/strong> – Ademir (Bra); eight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/strong> – Sandor Kocsis (Hun); 11<\/td>\n1958<\/strong> – Just Fontaine (Fra); 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/strong>– Florian Albert (Hun), Valentin Ivanov (USSR), Garrincha & Vava (Bra), Drazan Jerkovic (Yug), Leonel Sanchez (Chi); four<\/td>\n1966<\/strong> – Eusebio (Por); nine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/strong> – Gerd Muller (Ger); 10<\/td>\n1974<\/strong> – Grzegorz Lato (Pol); seven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/strong> – Mario Kempes (Arg); six<\/td>\n1982<\/strong> – Paolo Rossi (Ita); six<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/strong> – Gary Lineker (Eng); six<\/td>\n1990<\/strong> – Salvatore Schillaci (Ita); six<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/strong> – Oleg Salenko (Rus), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria); six<\/td>\n1998<\/strong> – Davor Suker (Cro); six<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/strong> – Ronaldo (Bra); eight<\/td>\n2006<\/strong> – Miroslav Klose (Ger); five<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/strong> – Thomas Muller (Ger); five<\/td>\n2014<\/strong> – James Rodriguez (Col); six<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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