Eusebio predicts Higuain or Villa to be top scorer

Eusebio predicts Higuain or Villa to be top scorer

Published Jul. 1, 2010 9:25 a.m. ET

Portugal great Eusebio says Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain or David Villa of Spain will win the Golden Boot award for the World Cup's top scorer.

Eusebio, who was the top scorer with nine goals at the 1966 tournament, says ``it's going to be a very close shave between these two.''

Villa, Higuain and Robert Vittek of Slovakia share the scoring lead with four goals.

However, Eusebio predicted Thursday that Argentina's Lionel Messi would be remembered as the best player of the tournament.

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Former Germany striker Gerd Mueller, who scored the most goals in the 1970 World Cup, says his namesake in today's German team, Thomas Mueller, would win the top scorer award. The 20-year-old midfielder has scored three goals so far.

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