FIFA.com - adidas Golden Shoe winners

Thomas Muller’s opening goal for Germany against Uruguay in the third-place play-off proved enough to earn the Bayern Munich starlet the adidas Golden Boot.

One of ten forwards listed in the Côte d'Ivoire squad, the Siena-based ace stood head-and-shoulders above the crowd. His haul of nine goals is a record-equaling feat, tying previous tournament top scorer Florent Sinama Pongolle, who reached the milestone with three more games ten years ago.

The athletic, lithe and technically gifted striker finished with an impressive five goals from five games, underlining his status as the undisputed number one goal-getter both for the current Seleção's line-up and at the tournament in general.

Although Italy exited in the quarter-finals, Giuseppe Rossi's haul of four goals still proved sufficient for the dimunitive Villareal striker to lay claim to the adidas Golden Shoe at Beijing 2008.

Pula was vital to Russia's impressive run to the semi-finals. Accruing 16 goals over the course of the tournament, including nine in one match against the Solomon Islands, he edged out the Brazilian duo of Falcao (15) and Lenisio (11).