5 Minute Guide

Who Will Don the Golden Boot?

Expect one of these snipers to be the Cup's top scorer

**MILAN BAROS, F, CZECH REPUBLIC (right) The best finisher on one of the tournament's best attacking sides, Aston Villa's striker scored five times in four Euro 2004 matches.

**RONALDO, F, BRAZIL Barring a shocking upset, the reigning champs are in for a long Cup run; the reigning Golden Boot winner (eight goals in 2002) will have plenty of chances to find the net.

** THIERRY HENRY, F, FRANCE He has a rep for not producing in big games--in '02 he had an 0-fer, and Les Bleus didn't get out of the group stage --but his 27 Premiership goals for Arsenal this season can't be ignored.

**LUCA TONI , F, ITALY The late-blooming 29-year-old bagged 31 goals for Fiorentina this season to become the first Serie A player in 47 years to score 30 or more.

**PAULETA, F, PORTUGAL One of his team's few bright spots in '02, he scored three of its six goals. Plus he goes by only one name, so he must be dangerous.

NO LOVE LOST MATCH-UPS

**AUSTRALIA VS. CROATIA (FIRST ROUND, JUNE 22) Three members of the Croatian team grew up in Australia but deserted their mates to play for a more successful side. (The Socceroos still have seven players of Croatian descent, including captain Mark Viduka, right.)

**NETHERLANDS VS. GERMANY (POTENTIAL QUARTERFINAL) Relations aren't as bad as they were in '88, when the Dutch celebrated a semifinal Euro win by chanting, "In 1940 they came, in 1988 we came." Or in '92, when German fans bombed a Dutch disco. Still, when they played a friendly last year, many German grocers painted their oranges black.