Highlights
- Kylian Mbappe captured the first position in the Golden Boot race with 10 goals.
- Mbappé became the leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history with 22 goals.
- Messi now has a chance to win the Golden Boot by leaving Mbappe behind in the final match.
In the FIFA World Cup 2026, France’s star striker Kylian Mbappe has reached the number-1 position in the race to win the Golden Boot by scoring two goals in the match for the third position against England. Now in the final match between Argentina and Spain, all eyes are going to be on the legendary player Lionel Messi, who has reached the second position, having scored a total of 8 goals in this World Cup. In such a situation, Messi, who has not been successful in winning the Golden Boot so far in his career, is going to face a big challenge. At the same time, Mbappe has now reached the first position as the player who has scored the most goals in the history of the World Cup.
To win the Golden Boot, Messi will have to show his magic in the final.
While Lionel Messi is eyeing the big responsibility of making Argentina win the World Cup for the second consecutive time in the match against Spain, the path to reach number one in the Golden Boot race has become a bit difficult for him. Mbappe has scored 10 goals and four assists in this FIFA World Cup. If we talk about Messi, he has scored 8 goals and four assists. At third place in this list, with 7 goals each, are England’s Jude Bellingham and Norway’s Erling Haaland, whose teams’ journey in the World Cup has ended. Mbappe also won the Golden Boot in the last FIFA World Cup, in which the France team reached the final but had to face defeat in the penalty shootout against Argentina.
Players with most goals in FIFA World Cup 2026
| player | Country | Round | assist |
| kilian mbappe | France | 10 | 4 |
| lionel messi | argentina | 8 | 4 |
| Jude Bellingham | England | 7 | 1 |
| erling haaland | norway | 7 | 0 |
| ousman dembele | France | 6 | 2 |
| harry kane | England | 6 | 1 |
Mbappe becomes the player with the most goals in the World Cup
With two goals in the third-place match against England, Kylian Mbappe has now secured the first position in the list of players who have scored the most goals in the history of the World Cup. Mbappe has scored 22 goals so far in the history of the FIFA World Cup, in which he has left behind Lionel Messi who has managed to score 21 goals. Mbappe did this feat while playing in only three World Cups.
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