The top goalscorer at the 2026 men’s World Cup will receive the famous Golden Boot trophy, and there will be plenty of huge names jostling for that title.
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USA’s Folarin Balogun got off to a flying start with two goals in the opening game win against Paraguay, while fellow center forwards Raul Jimenez and Cyle Larin are also on the board early for co-hosts Mexico and Canada respectively.
But Lionel Messi joined the proverbial chat with a hat trick in Argentina’s first match and leads the way in these early days of the tournament.
Below is the full list of goalscorers at the 2026 World Cup, which we will update throughout the tournament.
Top goalscorers at the 2026 World Cup
8 goals
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
7 goals
Kylian Mbappe (France)
Erling Haaland (Norway)
6 goals
Harry Kane (England)
4 goals
Vinicius Junior (Brazil)
Ousmane Dembele (France)
Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)
Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)
Jude Bellingham (England)
3 goals
Jonathan David (Canada)
Deniz Undav (Germany)
Johan Manzambi (Switzerland)
Matheus Cunha (Brazil)
Ismael Saibari (Morocco)
Brian Brobbey (Netherlands)
Elijah Just (New Zealand)
Kai Havertz (Germany)
Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)
Julian Quinones (Mexico)
Folarin Balogun (USA)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Raul Jimenez (Mexico)
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
2 goals
Yasin Ayari (Sweden)
Cyle Larin (Canada)
Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)
Daichi Kamada (Japan)
Ayase Ueda (Japan)
Maxi Araujo (Uruguay)
Ruben Vargas (Switzerland)
Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast)
Anthony Elanga (Sweden)
Pape Gueye (Senegal)
Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal)
Leandro Trossard (Belgium)
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
Marko Arnautovic (Austria)
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)
Bradley Barcola (France)
Youri Tielemans (Belgium)
Habib Diarra (Senegal)
Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco)
Malik Tillman (USA)
Mostafa Ziko (Egypt)
1 goal
Ladislav Krejci (Czechia)
In-Beom Hwang (South Korea)
Hyun-Gyu Oh (South Korea)
Jovo Lukic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Mauricio (Paraguay)
Gio Reyna (USA)
Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar)
John McGinn (Scotland)
Nestory Irankunda (Australia)
Connor Metcalfe (Australia)
Felix Nmecha (Germany)
Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany)
Livano Comenencia (Curacao)
Jamal Musialia (Germany)
Nathaniel Brown (Germany)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
Keito Nakamura (Japan)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Omar Rekik (Tunisia)
Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden)
Mattias Svanberg (Sweden)
Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia)
Ayman Hussein (Iraq)
Eman Ashour (Egypt)
Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal)
Leo Ostigard (Norway)
Mohamed Mohebi (Iran)
Ramid Rezaeian (Iran)
Romano Schmid (Austria)
Ali Iyad Olwan (Jordan)
Joao Neves (Portugal)
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)
Martin Baturina (Croatia)
Petar Musa (Croatia)
Marcus Rashford (England)
Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana)
Daniel Munoz (Colombia)
Abbosbek Fayzullayev (Uzbekistan)
Luis Diaz (Colombia)
Jaminton Campaz (Colombia)
Michal Sadilek (Czechia)
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
Nathan Saliba (Canada)
Luis Romo (Mexico)
Alex Freeman (USA)
Matias Galarza (Paraguay)
Franck Kessie (Ivory Coast)
Junya Ito (Japan)
Lamine Yamal (Spain)
Kevin Pina (Cape Verde)
Agustin Canobbio (Uruguay)
Helio Varela (Cape Verde)
Finn Surman (New Zealand)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
Trezeguet (Egypt)
Marcus Pedersen (Norway)
Amine Gouiri (Algeria)
Nadhir Benbouali (Algeria)
Nizar Al-Rashdan (Jordan)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal)
Rafael Leao (Portugal)
Ante Budimir (Croatia)
Daniel Muñoz (Colombia)
Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Hassan Al Haidos (Qatar)
Promise David (Canada)
Wilson Isidor (Haiti)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)
Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco)
Gessime Yassine (Morocco)
Thapelo Maseko (South Africa)
Mateo Chavez (Mexico)
Alvaro Fidalgo (Mexico)
Nilson Angulo (Ecuador)
Leroy Sane (Germany)
Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador)
Hazem Mastouri (Tunisia)
Daizen Maeda (Japan)
Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands)
Auston Trusty (USA)
Arda Guler (Turkiye)
Orkun Kokcu (Turkiye)
Sebastian Berhalter (USA)
Kaan Ayhan (Turkiye)
Thelo Aasgaard (Norway)
Desire Doue (France)
Alex Baena (Spain)
Mahmoud Saber (Egypt)
Ramin Rezaeian (Iran)
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium)
Petar Sucic (Croatia)
Nikola Vlasic (Croatia)
Derrick Luckassen (Ghana)
Fiston Mayele (DR Congo)
Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan)
Rafik Belghali (Algeria)
Marcel Sabitzer (Austria)
Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria)
Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina)
Lautaro Martinez (Argentina)
Mousa Tamari (Jordan)
Stephen Eustaquio (Canada)
Kaishu Sano (Japan)
Casemiro (Brazil)
Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil)
Julio Enciso (Paraguay)
Issa Diop (Morocco)
Antonio Nusa (Norway)
Brian Cipenga (DR Congo)
Pedro Porro (Spain)
Ivan Perisic (Croatia)
Goncalo Ramos (Portugal)
Dan Ndoye (Switzerland)
Emam Ashour (Egypt)
Lisandro Martinez (Argentina)
Deroy Duarte (Cape Verde)
Sidny Lopes Cabral (Cape Verde)
Jhon Arias (Colombia)
Neymar Jr (Brazil)
Mikel Merino (Spain)
Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium)
Hans Vanaken (Belgium)
Cristian Romero (Argentina)
Enzo Fernandez (Argentina)
Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt)
