Kylian Mbappé of France has caught up with Lionel Messi of Argentina as leading scorers at the ongoing 2026 World Cup, with each netting 6 goals.
Before France’s round of 32 match against Sweden, Mbappe was on four goals, two less than Messi but his brace in their 3-0 defeat of Sweden shot him to six.
Messi and Mbappe are followed closely by Norway’s Erling Haaland whose goal in Norway’s 2-1 defeat of Cote d’Ivoire Tuesday increase his haul to five goals.
Entering the knockout stages, the top goalscorers and the race for the Golden Boot include the following players: Messi (Argentina) – 6 goals, Mbappé (France) – 6 goals, Haaland (Norway) – 5 goals, Ousmane Dembélé (France) – 4 goals, Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) – 4 goals.
Meanwhile, in the event of a tie at the end of the tournament, the Golden Boot is awarded to the player with the most assists.
And if assists are also tied, fewest minutes played serves as the tiebreaker.
