Top goalscorers in the last 5 World Cups

2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil

Rodríguez broke into world football in some style with stunning performances in Brazil.

Back to the country which has given birth to generations of football legends, it was indeed a rejoicing moment for Brazil to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, their joy turned into agony when eventual champions Germany booted them out of the tournament in the most humiliating manner. Playing in the semi-finals, an optimistic Brazilian side was dealt an early blow when 2010 World Cup Golden Boot winner Thomas Müller opened the scoring. What followed was an absolute carnage as the Germans decimated the Brazilians 1-7. In another story, history repeated itself as defending champions Spain were knocked out in the group stages, so did England and Italy. The Germans marched unperturbed to the finals where they faced Lionel Messi's Argentina and won the final with a 113' Mario Gotze winner.

Top Goalscorers:

6 goals - James Rodríguez (Colombia)

Probably one of the best players in the tournament, Rodríguez was adjudged as the FIFA Man of the Match three out of the five matches he played in the tournament. Such was his influence over the Colombian side that he set up five goals and scored five as well, as Colombia scored 11 goals en route to their quarter-final match against Brazil. He scored another goal in the quarter-final against Brazil, taking his tally to six goals, which was more than enough to ensure he finished as the top scorer.

5 goals: Thomas Müller (Germany)

4 goals: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil), Robin van Persie (The Netherlands)