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Who is the top scorer at World Cup 2026?

The World Cup 2026 top scorer table updates from verified match data after each matchday. The player with the most goals wins the FIFA Golden Boot; ties are broken by assists first, then fewest minutes played.

Verified·Live table from verified match data

Last verified 2026-07-01 18:20 UTC - auto-refreshed

MercatoWire Data Desk

GOLDEN BOOT RACE
222 goals scored across 80 matches so far. Tiebreakers: most assists, then fewest minutes played.

2026 top scorer race

Tournament so far: 222 goals in 80 matches (2.77 per game).

World Cup 2026 top scorers
PlayerCountryGoalsAst
1Kylian MbappéFrance62
2Lionel MessiArgentina60
3Erling HaalandNorway50
4Harry KaneEngland50
5Ousmane DembéléFrance42
6Vinícius JúniorBrazil41
7Deniz UndavGermany32
8Julián QuiñonesMexico31
9Johan ManzambiSwitzerland31
10Cody GakpoNetherlands31
11Ismaïla SarrSenegal31
12Ismael SaibariMorocco30
13Kai HavertzGermany30
14Elijah JustNew Zealand30
15Yoane WissaCongo DR30
16Jonathan DavidCanada30
17Matheus CunhaBrazil30
18Brian BrobbeyNetherlands30
19Crysencio SummervilleNetherlands22
20Maxi AraújoUruguay21
21Ramin RezaeianIran21
22Bradley BarcolaFrance21
23Jude BellinghamEngland21
24Rubén VargasSwitzerland21
25Ayase UedaJapan21
26Mikel OyarzabalSpain21
27Riyad MahrezAlgeria21
28Nicolas PépéIvory Coast21
29Pape GueyeSenegal21
30Raúl JiménezMexico20
31Cyle LarinCanada20
32Folarin BalogunUnited States20
33Daichi KamadaJapan20
34Amad DialloIvory Coast20
35Yasin AyariSweden20
36Marko ArnautovicAustria20
37Daniel MuñozColombia20
38Ermin MahmicBosnia-Herzegovina20
39Anthony ElangaSweden20
40Cristiano RonaldoPortugal20
41Leandro TrossardBelgium20
42Alexander IsakSweden13
43Julio EncisoParaguay12
44Breel EmboloSwitzerland12
45Viktor GyökeresSweden12
46Mohamed SalahEgypt12
47Iliman NdiayeSenegal12
48Nathan SalibaCanada12
49Hwang In-BeomSouth Korea11
50Promise DavidCanada11
51Alex FreemanUnited States11
52Nathaniel BrownGermany11
53Felix NmechaGermany11
54Keito NakamuraJapan11
55Virgil van DijkNetherlands11
56Petar SucicCroatia11
57Luis DíazColombia11
58Luis RomoMexico11
59Matías GalarzaParaguay11
60Kaishu SanoJapan11
61Mostafa ZicoEgypt11
62TrézéguetEgypt11
63Mousa Al-TamariJordan11
64Achraf HakimiMorocco11
65Soufiane RahimiMorocco11
66Baris Alper YilmazTürkiye11
67Sebastian BerhalterUnited States11
68Romelu LukakuBelgium11
69Ladislav KrejcíCzechia10
70Oh Hyeon-GyuSouth Korea10
71Jovo LukicBosnia-Herzegovina10
72Giovanni ReynaUnited States10
73MaurícioParaguay10
74John McGinnScotland10
75Connor MetcalfeAustralia10
76Nestory IrankundaAustralia10
77Jamal MusialaGermany10
78Livano ComenenciaCuraçao10
79Nico SchlotterbeckGermany10
80Mattias SvanbergSweden10
81Omar RekikTunisia10
82Emam AshourEgypt10
83Abdulelah Al-AmriSaudi Arabia10
84Mohammad MohebbiIran10
85Ibrahim MbayeSenegal10
86Aymen HusseinIraq10
87Leo ØstigardNorway10
88Ali OlwanJordan10
89Romano SchmidAustria10
90João NevesPortugal10
91Marcus RashfordEngland10
92Martin BaturinaCroatia10
93Petar MusaCroatia10
94Caleb YirenkyiGhana10
95Abbosbek FayzullaevUzbekistan10
96Jáminton CampazColombia10
97Michal SadílekCzechia10
98Teboho MokoenaSouth Africa10
99Granit XhakaSwitzerland10
100Franck KessiéIvory Coast10
101Junya ItoJapan10
102Lamine YamalSpain10
103Agustín CanobbioUruguay10
104Hélio VarelaCape Verde10
105Kevin PinaCape Verde10
106Finn SurmanNew Zealand10
107Marcus Holmgren PedersenNorway10
108Amine GouiriAlgeria10
109Nadhir BenboualiAlgeria10
110Nizar Al-RashdanJordan10
111Nuno MendesPortugal10
112Rafael LeãoPortugal10
113Ante BudimirCroatia10
114Hassan Al-HaydosQatar10
115Kerim AlajbegovicBosnia-Herzegovina10
116Gessime YassineMorocco10
117Wilson IsidorHaiti10
118Mateo ChávezMexico10
119Álvaro FidalgoMexico10
120Thapelo MasekoSouth Africa10
121Gonzalo PlataEcuador10
122Leroy SanéGermany10
123Nilson AnguloEcuador10
124Daizen MaedaJapan10
125Hazem MastouriTunisia10
126Jan Paul van HeckeNetherlands10
127Arda GülerTürkiye10
128Auston TrustyUnited States10
129Kaan AyhanTürkiye10
130Désiré DouéFrance10
131Thelo AasgaardNorway10
132Habib DiarraSenegal10
133Álex BaenaSpain10
134Mahmoud SaberEgypt10
135Alexis SaelemaekersBelgium10
136Kevin De BruyneBelgium10
137Derrick LuckassenGhana10
138Nikola VlasicCroatia10
139Eldor ShomurodovUzbekistan10
140Fiston MayeleCongo DR10
141Marcel SabitzerAustria10
142Rafik BelghaliAlgeria10
143Sasa KalajdzicAustria10
144Giovani Lo CelsoArgentina10
145Lautaro MartínezArgentina10
146Stephen EustáquioCanada10
147CasemiroBrazil10
148Gabriel MartinelliBrazil10
149Issa DiopMorocco10
150Antonio NusaNorway10
151Brian CipengaCongo DR10
152Michael OliseFrance05
153Bruno GuimarãesBrazil04
154Roberto AlvaradoMexico03
155Florian WirtzGermany03
156Martin ØdegaardNorway03
157Brahim DíazMorocco02
158Joshua KimmichGermany02
159Ryan GravenberchNetherlands02
160Hannibal MejbriTunisia02
161Chris WoodNew Zealand02
162Bukayo SakaEngland02
163Denzel DumfriesNetherlands02
164Patrick BergNorway02
165Houssem AouarAlgeria02
166Anthony GordonEngland02
167Érik LiraMexico01
168Lee Kang-InSouth Korea01
169Vladimír CoufalCzechia01
170Sead KolasinacBosnia-Herzegovina01
171Christian PulisicUnited States01
172Malik TillmanUnited States01
173Paul Okon-EngstlerAustralia01
174Koki OgawaJapan01
175Takefusa KuboJapan01
176Wilfried SingoIvory Coast01
177Lucas BergvallSweden01
178Adrien RabiotFrance01
179Amir Al-AmmariIraq01
180David Møller WolfeNorway01
181Nico GonzálezArgentina01
182Rodrigo De PaulArgentina01
183Noor Al-RawabdehJordan01
184Xaver SchlagerAustria01
185Arthur MasuakuCongo DR01
186Pedro NetoPortugal01
187Declan RiceEngland01
188Elliot AndersonEngland01
189Ivan PerisicCroatia01
190Brandon Thomas-AsanteGhana01
191Cucho HernándezColombia01
192Gustavo PuertaColombia01
193Alexandr SojkaCzechia01
194Lucas PaquetáBrazil01
195Memphis DepayNetherlands01
196Nadiem AmiriGermany01
197Kou ItakuraJapan01
198Aymeric LaporteSpain01
199Dani OlmoSpain01
200Mohamed HanyEgypt01
201Tim PayneNew Zealand01
202Facundo MedinaArgentina01
203Nicolas JacksonSenegal01
204Sadio ManéSenegal01
205Bruno FernandesPortugal01
206João CanceloPortugal01
207Josip StanisicCroatia01
208Juan Fernando QuinteroColombia01
209Dennis HadzikadunicBosnia-Herzegovina01
210Edmílson JuniorQatar01
211Ivan BasicBosnia-Herzegovina01
212Chadi RiadMorocco01
213Jean-Kévin DuverneHaiti01
214RayanBrazil01
215Jorge SánchezMexico01
216Tshepang MoremiSouth Africa01
217Ibrahim SangaréIvory Coast01
218Yan DiomandeIvory Coast01
219Kevin RodríguezEcuador01
220Pedro ViteEcuador01
221Ritsu DoanJapan01
222Tijjani ReijndersNetherlands01
223Orkun KökçüTürkiye01
224Andreas SchjelderupNorway01
225Aurélien TchouaméniFrance01
226Abdoulaye SeckSenegal01
227Lamine CamaraSenegal01
228Marcos LlorenteSpain01
229Hans VanakenBelgium01
230Nicolas RaskinBelgium01
231Ernest NuamahGhana01
232Luka ModricCroatia01
233Mateo KovacicCroatia01
234Akmal MozgovoyUzbekistan01
235Meschack EliaCongo DR01
236David AlabaAustria01
237Konrad LaimerAustria01
238Michael GregoritschAustria01
239Ehsan HaddadJordan01
240Gabriel MagalhãesBrazil01
241Chemsdine TalbiMorocco01
242Chancel MbembaCongo DR01

Source: data/wc26/verified/fixtures.json, generated 2026-07-01T18:20:09Z

How the Golden Boot is decided

The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot goes to the player with the most goals. If two players finish level on goals, the tiebreaker is: most assists first, then fewest minutes played. FIFA announces the winner after the final.

The full Golden Boot page has every winner from 1994 to 2022, verified against FIFA records.