Who'll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who'll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament's most closely watched storylines.
Several of the world's top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition's leading goalscorer. Lionel Messi – now the top all-time goalscorer in FIFA men's World Cup history – led the race through the group stages. After Messi jumped past Kylian Mbappé following his goal against Cape Verde, Mbappé matched him after his penalty in the second half of France's round of 16 matchup against Paraguay. And then Erling Haaland re-entered the chat with his brace against Brazil to make it a three-way tie.
This marks the first time three players netted seven or more goals in a single World Cup.
Check out our list of all the 2026 World Cup group-stage goals, ranked!
Favorites To Win The Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé: +100 (bet $10 to win $20 total)
Lionel Messi: +165 (bet $10 to win $26.50 total)
Erling Haaland: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Harry Kane: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Mikel Oyarzabal: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Ousmane Dembélé: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)
Cristiano Ronaldo: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)
Jude Bellingham: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
7 Goals
- Erling Haaland (Norway)
- Kylian Mbappé (France)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina)
6 Goals
- Harry Kane (England)
4 Goals
- Julián Quiñones (Mexico)
- Jude Bellingham (England)
- Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)
- Ousmane Dembélé (France)
- Vinícius Júnior (Brazil)
3 Goals
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- Folarin Balogun (USA)
- Ismael Saibari (Morocco)
- Johan Manzambi (Switzerland)
2 Goals
- Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
- Raúl Jiménez (Mexico)
- Bradley Barcola (France)
- Leandro Trossard (Belgium)
- Rubén Vargas (Switzerland)
- Daniel Muñoz (Colombia)
Last 5 Golden Boot Winners
- 2022 (Qatar): Kylian Mbappé (France) – 8 goals
- 2018 (Russia): Harry Kane (England) – 6 goals
- 2014 (Brazil): James Rodríguez (Colombia) – 6 goals
- 2010 (South Africa): Thomas Müller (Germany) – 5 goals
- 2006 (Germany): Miroslav Klose (Germany) – 5 goals
