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World Cup 2010 - Most Goals

Germany striker Thomas Muller ended the 2010 World Cup as the Golden Boot winner.

Muller scored five goals as Germany reached the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup before losing 1-0 to eventual winners Spain.

He was one of four players to score five goals at the tournament but he finished with the Golden Boot courtesy of the three assists that he also registered.

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David Villa also netted five times for world champions Spain which included the winner against both Portugal in the Last 16 and Paraguay in the quarter-finals.

Wesley Sneijder enjoyed an impressive tournament as he scored five times for runners-up Netherlands, while former Manchester United forward Diego Forlan also scored five for surprise semi-finalists Uruguay.

Gonzalo Higuain, Miroslav Klose and Robert Vittek all scored four goals at the 2010 World Cup.

The top 10 is completed by a trio of players who all netted three times during the tournament.

World Cup 2010 - Most Goals

  • Thomas Muller
  • Wesley Sneijder
  • Diego Forlan
  • David Villa
  • Robert Vittek
  • Gonzalo Higuain
  • Miroslav Klose
  • Landon Donovan
  • Luis Suarez
  • Asamoah Gyan

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