The race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is coming down to the wire, with several candidates battling to become the top goalscorer at this summer's tournament.
Note: FIFA uses the following tiebreakers to determine the Golden Boot winner:
- Most assists
- Fewest minutes played
2026 World Cup Golden Boot leaders
- Kylian Mbappé (France) - 8 goals, 3 assists, 563 minutes
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 8 goals, 2 assists, 608 minutes
- Erling Haaland (Norway) - 7 goals, 0 assists, 537 minutes
- Jude Bellingham (England) - 6 goals, 1 assist, 574 minutes
- Harry Kane (England) - 6 goals, 1 assist, 627 minutes
- Ousmane Dembele (France) - 5 goals, 2 assists, 492 minutes
- Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) - 4 goals, 1 assist, 419 minutes
- Julian Quiñones (Mexico) - 4 goals, 1 assist, 440 minutes
- Vinicius Junior (Brazil) - 4 goals, 1 assist, 505 minutes
- Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) - 4 goals, 1 assist, 519 minutes
World Cup: Past Golden Boot winners
Here are the previous winners of the World Cup Golden Boot, which has been awarded since the 1982 edition of the tournament:
- 2022: Kylian Mbappé (France - 8 goals)
- 2018: Harry Kane (England - 6 goals)
- 2014: James Rodríguez (Colombia - 6 goals)
- 2010: Thomas Müller (Germany - 5 goals)
- 2006: Miroslav Klose (Germany - 5 goals)
- 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil - 8 goals)
- 1998: Davor Šuker (Croatia - 6 goals)
- 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko (Russia) - 6 goals
- 1990: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy - 6 goals)
- 1986: Gary Lineker (England - 6 goals)
- 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy - 6 goals)
