FIFA has Officially Announced 10 Players Name for the Golden Boot award

FIFA has officially announced 10 players name for the Golden Boot award Four Germans, three Argentines, and every player from Brazil, Colombia and the Netherlands were selected for the "Golden Ball" award given to the best player of FIFA World Cup 2014. 

A split image of Neymar, Muller, Robben and Messi

FIFA has officially declared the names of the 10 players in contention for the Golden Boot award generally given to the championship's most exceptional player. Four Germans, three Argentines, and one player every from Brazil, Colombia and the Netherlands are competing for the in demand trophy, won by Uruguayan Diego Forlan in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 

While Lionel Messi and Thomas Muller will be crown favorites, on the other hand Neymar will remain a sentimental choice after a back injury ruined his campaign in the tournament. Strikingly, there is no Ronaldo in the shortlist. Portugal had failed to move on to the second step of the FIFA world cup 2014. The victors of the Golden Ball, Silver Ball and Bronze Ball will all be declared after Sunday's Final between Argentina vs. Germany.

Previous Golden Ball winners:
1982 FIFA World Cup Spain: Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico: Diego Maradona (Argentina)
1990 FIFA World Cup Italy: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)
1994 FIFA World Cup USA: Romario (Brazil)
1998 FIFA World Cup France: Ronaldo (Brazil)
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan: Oliver Kahn (Germany)
2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Zinedine Zidane (France)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
With inputs from FIFA.com