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Who is the top scorer at World Cup 2026?

The World Cup 2026 top scorer table updates from verified match data after each matchday. The player with the most goals wins the FIFA Golden Boot; ties are broken by assists first, then fewest minutes played.

Verified·Live table from verified match data

Last verified 2026-06-16 21:20 UTC - auto-refreshed

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2026 top scorer race

Tournament so far: 47 goals in 17 matches (2.76 per game).

World Cup 2026 top scorers
PlayerCountryGoalsAst
1Folarin BalogunUnited States20
2Kai HavertzGermany20
3Yasin AyariSweden20
4Elijah JustNew Zealand20
5Kylian MbappéFrance20
6Deniz UndavGermany12
7Alexander IsakSweden12
8Hwang In-BeomSouth Korea11
9Nathaniel BrownGermany11
10Viktor GyökeresSweden11
11Ramin RezaeianIran11
12Julián QuiñonesMexico10
13Raúl JiménezMexico10
14Ladislav KrejcíCzechia10
15Oh Hyeon-GyuSouth Korea10
16Cyle LarinCanada10
17Jovo LukicBosnia-Herzegovina10
18Giovanni ReynaUnited States10
19MaurícioParaguay10
20Ismael SaibariMorocco10
21Vinícius JúniorBrazil10
22Breel EmboloSwitzerland10
23John McGinnScotland10
24Connor MetcalfeAustralia10
25Nestory IrankundaAustralia10
26Felix NmechaGermany10
27Jamal MusialaGermany10
28Livano ComenenciaCuraçao10
29Nico SchlotterbeckGermany10
30Crysencio SummervilleNetherlands10
31Daichi KamadaJapan10
32Keito NakamuraJapan10
33Virgil van DijkNetherlands10
34Amad DialloIvory Coast10
35Mattias SvanbergSweden10
36Omar RekikTunisia10
37Emam AshourEgypt10
38Abdulelah Al-AmriSaudi Arabia10
39Maxi AraújoUruguay10
40Mohammad MohebbiIran10
41Bradley BarcolaFrance10
42Ibrahim MbayeSenegal10
43Joshua KimmichGermany02
44Ryan GravenberchNetherlands02
45Chris WoodNew Zealand02
46Roberto AlvaradoMexico01
47Érik LiraMexico01
48Lee Kang-InSouth Korea01
49Vladimír CoufalCzechia01
50Promise DavidCanada01
51Sead KolasinacBosnia-Herzegovina01
52Alex FreemanUnited States01
53Christian PulisicUnited States01
54Julio EncisoParaguay01
55Malik TillmanUnited States01
56Brahim DíazMorocco01
57Bruno GuimarãesBrazil01
58Paul Okon-EngstlerAustralia01
59Florian WirtzGermany01
60Koki OgawaJapan01
61Takefusa KuboJapan01
62Wilfried SingoIvory Coast01
63Hannibal MejbriTunisia01
64Lucas BergvallSweden01
65Mohamed SalahEgypt01
66Adrien RabiotFrance01
67Iliman NdiayeSenegal01
68Michael OliseFrance01

Source: data/wc26/verified/fixtures.json, generated 2026-06-16T21:20:11Z

How the Golden Boot is decided

The FIFA World Cup Golden Boot goes to the player with the most goals. If two players finish level on goals, the tiebreaker is: most assists first, then fewest minutes played. FIFA announces the winner after the final.

The full Golden Boot page has every winner from 1994 to 2022, verified against FIFA records.