Who is leading the race for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot award?

Erling Haaland has joined Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe on the leaderboard for the Golden Boot award at the FIFA World Cup 2026. For three days, French talisman Kylian Mbappe and Argentinian great Lionel Messi rubbed shoulders as the joint leaders – with seven goals apiece – in the race to be the tournament’s top goal scorer, but Haaland’s double in Norway’s round of 16 win against Brazil put him level with both on Sunday. When the World Cup’s knockout stage began, Messi became the first to reach seven goals when Argentina beat Cape Verde on Friday, and Mbappe matched him a day later as France beat Paraguay. England’s Harry Kane took his tally to six goals after scoring in England’s thrilling 3-2 win over Mexico late on Sunday. Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal and Mbappe’s teammate Ousmane Dembele are hot on their heels with four goals each. Here’s everything you need to know about FIFA’s Golden Boot award: What’s the FIFA Golden Boot award and how is it decided? FIFA’s Golden Boot is awarded to the player with the most goals at the end of the tournament. If two players are tied on the same number of goals at the end of the tournament, then the player with the most assists will win the award. If those tiebreakers cannot split two players, then the Golden Boot is handed to the player who achieved their goals and assists in the least number of minutes.

Which players are the top goal scorers at World Cup 2026? Kylian Mbappe (France) – 7 goals, 2 assists Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 7 goals, 0 assists Erling Haaland (Norway) – 7 goals, 0 assists Harry Kane (England) – 6 goals, 1 assist Ousmane Dembele (France) – 4 goals, 2 assists Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) – 4 goals, 1 assist Donald Trump to attend World Cup final, present trophy: Infantino FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be ‘enjoying the final’ with Trump and present the trophy together on July 19.