Golden Boot for phenomenal striker - james Rodriguez

The young Colombian and forward for Monaco, netted 6 goals and facilitated two more in his campaign this World Cup.

 Update : 21 July 2014:  GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT.

Over 4 million users of FIFA.com have voted the first Goal by Jame against Uruguay as the goal of the tournament beating Robin Van Persie's flying header against Spain.

 He was seen spearheading the Colombian attack and scored half the goals scored by his team. A not so well known name before this tournament, he came out and stood up to the likes of Messi, Neymar and Muller, the other contenders for the Golden Boot and in spite of playing 2 matches less than them, he still outscored them and won the accolade.

Most notably, not only did he score a lot of goals, but the audacious manner in which he scored them was admirable. His wonder strike against Uruguay (the first goal) was pure timing, skill and power shown by the youngster. He also scored a penalty, which was a consolation in their game against Brazil. His direct style of play was useful for playing through tight defenses. His attacking mentality also ensured that where gaps were not available, he was not afraid to strike from long range, which paid off on occasions.

Manchester United turned down James Rodriguez in 2010 for £5m and instead chose to sign Bebe for £7.4m !!

Does he go to Real Madrid now - only time will tell !

Thomas Muller and Neymar were a close second and third with 5 goals 3 assists and 4 goals 1 assist respectively. Muller who had won the Golden Boot with 5 goals in 2010, is now on 10 goals in World Cups and looks set to threaten teammate Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals, which was also set this tournament. Playing 399 minutes, the Colombian scored a goal every 66.5 minutes which was better than the Silver Boot winner Muller at 136.4 and Neymar in third at 91.4 minutes per goal.