After the group stage matches of the 2026 World Cup, Lionel Messi leads the Golden Boot table of top scorers. While lifting the trophy is every team’s main objective, there are also individual awards to compete for, including the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot. After the conclusion of the group stage, Lionel Messi leads the scoring standings.
Messi has scored six goals for Argentina. He began the tournament with a historic hat trick against Algeria, becoming the oldest player to score three goals in a World Cup match, before adding two more against Austria.
Close behind him are several of the tournament’s biggest stars with four goals each, including Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Vinícius Júnior and Erling Haaland, who all helped France, Brazil and Norway reach the knockout stage.
Golden Boot standings
RankPlayerTeamGoals1Lionel MessiArgentina62Kylian MbappéFrance43Vinícius JúniorBrazil44Ousmane DembéléFrance45Erling HaalandNorway46Harry KaneEngland37Elijah JustNew Zealand38Ismaïla SarrSenegal39Ismael SaibariMorocco310Jonathan DavidCanada311Matheus CunhaBrazil312Brian BrobbeyNetherlands313Johan ManzambiSwitzerland314Deniz UndavGermany315Cristiano RonaldoPortugal2
Lamine Yamal’s position
Lamine Yamal is not among the tournament’s leading scorers, having scored one goal during the group stage after returning from injury. The winger found the net in Spain’s 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia.