The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to be a thrilling tournament as Australia and New Zealand take on co-hosting duties for the first time.
Alongside the battle for team glory, there are also a some key individual awards on offer, as the biggest stars in women’s football take centre-stage Down Under.
The Golden Boot is a notable and, if recent history is anything to go by, competitive prize: recent tournaments have seen the award won by a low-key final goal tally.
The past three Golden Boots have been secured with a maximum of six goals scored. Will anyone get close to Michelle Akers’ single-tournament record this year?
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Women’s World Cup top goal scorers 2023
Updated as of July 29
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals (Penalties) |
Assists | Matches | Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ary Borges | Brazil | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Amanda Ilestedt | Sweden | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| 3. | Frida Rolfo | Sweden | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 127 |
| Sophia Smith | USA | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 180 | |
| Jennifer Hermoso | Spain | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 180 | |
| Lindsey Horan | USA | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Alba Redondo | Spain | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 72 | |
| Alexandra Popp | Germany | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 83 | |
| Hinata Miyazawa | Japan | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 120 | |
| 10. | Esther Gonzalez | Spain | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Klara Buhl | Germany | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 64 | |
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