Messi Leads Golden Boot Race at 2026 World Cup

At the 2026 World Cup, Lionel Messi of the Argentina National Team is currently leading the Golden Boot race with five goals. The 39-year-old scored a hat trick in a 3-0 victory over Algeria and followed it up with a record-breaking brace in a 2-0 win against Austria.

Kylian Mbappé of the France National Team is just behind with four goals, having scored twice against Senegal and Iraq. Erling Haaland from the Norway National Team also has four goals, achieving this with a brace against Iraq and Senegal.

Notably, Mbappé and Haaland have become the fourth players in history to score at least two goals in three successful FIFA World Cup appearances, joining the ranks of Sandor Kocsis (1954) and Guillermo Stábile (1930).