The race for the Golden Boot. Goals scored across the FIFA World Cup 2026, updated as matches are played.
| # | Player | Team | Goals | Pens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Elijah Just | New Zealand | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Folarin Balogun | United States | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Harry Kane | England | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Kai Havertz | Germany | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Yasin Ayari | Sweden | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Abbosbek Fayzullaev | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Abdulelah Al-Amri | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Alexander Isak | Sweden | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Ali Olwan | Jordan | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Amad Diallo | Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Aymen Hussein | Iraq | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Boualem Khoukhi | Qatar | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Bradley Barcola | France | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Breel Embolo | Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Caleb Yirenkyi | Ghana | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Connor Metcalfe | Australia | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Crysencio Summerville | Netherlands | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Cyle Larin | Canada | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Daichi Kamada | Japan | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Daniel Muñoz | Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Deniz Undav | Germany | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Emam Ashour | Egypt | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Felix Nmecha | Germany | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Giovanni Reyna | United States | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Hwang In-Beom | South Korea | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ibrahim Mbaye | Senegal | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ismael Saibari | Morocco | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jamal Musiala | Germany | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jáminton Campaz | Colombia | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | João Neves | Portugal | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | John McGinn | Scotland | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Jovo Lukić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Jude Bellingham | England | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Julián Quiñones | Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Keito Nakamura | Japan | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Ladislav Krejcí | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Leo Østigard | Norway | 1 | 0 |