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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 17:40 UTC - auto-refreshed

MercatoWire Data Desk

GOLDEN BOOT RACE
219 goals scored across 79 matches so far. Tiebreakers: most assists, then fewest minutes played.

2026 top scorer race

Tournament so far: 219 goals in 79 matches (2.77 per game).

World Cup 2026 top scorers
PlayerCountryGoalsAst
1Kylian MbappéFrance62
2Lionel MessiArgentina60
3Erling HaalandNorway50
4Ousmane DembéléFrance42
5Vinícius JúniorBrazil41
6Deniz UndavGermany32
7Julián QuiñonesMexico31
8Johan ManzambiSwitzerland31
9Cody GakpoNetherlands31
10Ismaïla SarrSenegal31
11Ismael SaibariMorocco30
12Kai HavertzGermany30
13Elijah JustNew Zealand30
14Yoane WissaCongo DR30
15Harry KaneEngland30
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
151Michael OliseFrance05
152Bruno GuimarãesBrazil04
153Roberto AlvaradoMexico03
154Florian WirtzGermany03
155Martin ØdegaardNorway03
156Brahim DíazMorocco02
157Joshua KimmichGermany02
158Ryan GravenberchNetherlands02
159Hannibal MejbriTunisia02
160Chris WoodNew Zealand02
161Bukayo SakaEngland02
162Denzel DumfriesNetherlands02
163Patrick BergNorway02
164Houssem AouarAlgeria02
165Érik LiraMexico01
166Lee Kang-InSouth Korea01
167Vladimír CoufalCzechia01
168Sead KolasinacBosnia-Herzegovina01
169Christian PulisicUnited States01
170Malik TillmanUnited States01
171Paul Okon-EngstlerAustralia01
172Koki OgawaJapan01
173Takefusa KuboJapan01
174Wilfried SingoIvory Coast01
175Lucas BergvallSweden01
176Adrien RabiotFrance01
177Amir Al-AmmariIraq01
178David Møller WolfeNorway01
179Nico GonzálezArgentina01
180Rodrigo De PaulArgentina01
181Noor Al-RawabdehJordan01
182Xaver SchlagerAustria01
183Arthur MasuakuCongo DR01
184Pedro NetoPortugal01
185Declan RiceEngland01
186Elliot AndersonEngland01
187Ivan PerisicCroatia01
188Brandon Thomas-AsanteGhana01
189Cucho HernándezColombia01
190Gustavo PuertaColombia01
191Alexandr SojkaCzechia01
192Lucas PaquetáBrazil01
193Memphis DepayNetherlands01
194Nadiem AmiriGermany01
195Kou ItakuraJapan01
196Aymeric LaporteSpain01
197Dani OlmoSpain01
198Mohamed HanyEgypt01
199Tim PayneNew Zealand01
200Facundo MedinaArgentina01
201Nicolas JacksonSenegal01
202Sadio ManéSenegal01
203Bruno FernandesPortugal01
204João CanceloPortugal01
205Josip StanisicCroatia01
206Juan Fernando QuinteroColombia01
207Dennis HadzikadunicBosnia-Herzegovina01
208Edmílson JuniorQatar01
209Ivan BasicBosnia-Herzegovina01
210Chadi RiadMorocco01
211Jean-Kévin DuverneHaiti01
212RayanBrazil01
213Jorge SánchezMexico01
214Tshepang MoremiSouth Africa01
215Ibrahim SangaréIvory Coast01
216Yan DiomandeIvory Coast01
217Kevin RodríguezEcuador01
218Pedro ViteEcuador01
219Ritsu DoanJapan01
220Tijjani ReijndersNetherlands01
221Orkun KökçüTürkiye01
222Andreas SchjelderupNorway01
223Aurélien TchouaméniFrance01
224Abdoulaye SeckSenegal01
225Lamine CamaraSenegal01
226Marcos LlorenteSpain01
227Hans VanakenBelgium01
228Nicolas RaskinBelgium01
229Ernest NuamahGhana01
230Luka ModricCroatia01
231Mateo KovacicCroatia01
232Akmal MozgovoyUzbekistan01
233Meschack EliaCongo DR01
234David AlabaAustria01
235Konrad LaimerAustria01
236Michael GregoritschAustria01
237Ehsan HaddadJordan01
238Gabriel MagalhãesBrazil01
239Chemsdine TalbiMorocco01

Source: data/wc26/verified/fixtures.json, generated 2026-07-01T17:40:11Z

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.