adidas Golden Boot

World Cup 2026 Top Scorers

The live race for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot. Track every leading goalscorer, their goals, assists and minutes per goal, plus the latest Golden Boot winner odds — updated throughout the tournament.

Live Leaderboard

Golden Boot Standings

#	Player	Country	Goals	Assists	Min/Goal
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	5	3	78'
2	Vinícius Jr.	Brazil	4	2	94'
3	Kylian Mbappé	France	4	1	99'
4	Erling Haaland	Norway	4	0	101'
5	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	2	110'
6	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	3	1	120'
7	Ismael Saibari	Morocco	3	1	128'
8	Johan Manzambi	Switzerland	3	0	135'
9	Jonathan David	Canada	3	0	142'

Leaderboard reflects goals through the group stage. Updated as knockout-round results come in.

Prediction Markets

Golden Boot Winner Odds

Live Golden Boot winner probabilities derived from prediction-market odds. For the full day-by-day Golden Boot probability chart, see the live stats dashboard.

Lionel Messi (ARG)26%

Kylian Mbappé (FRA)24%

Erling Haaland (NOR)18%

Vinícius Jr. (BRA)15%

The Field17%

The Race for the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot

The adidas Golden Boot is the award given to the leading goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. At World Cup 2026 — the first 48-team, 104-match edition co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States — the expanded format means more games and a deeper, more competitive scoring race than any tournament in history.

How the Golden Boot is decided

The Golden Boot goes to the player with the most goals across the whole tournament. When two or more players finish level on goals, the tiebreakers are applied in order: first the player with the most assists, and then the player with the fewest minutes played. This is why our leaderboard tracks goals, assists and minutes per goal together — all three can ultimately decide the winner.

Current front-runners

Lionel Messi leads the way for Argentina, with Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Jr. and Erling Haaland all firmly in contention. As the tournament moves into the knockout rounds, a single hat-trick can completely reshape the standings — making this one of the most-watched individual races of World Cup 2026. Explore each contender's national team on our World Cup hub, and follow their knockout fixtures on the Round of 32 schedule.

Answers

Golden Boot FAQ

Who is the top scorer at the World Cup 2026?

Lionel Messi (Argentina) leads the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot race with 5 goals, ahead of Vinícius Jr., Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland on 4 goals each.

What is the Golden Boot at the World Cup?

The adidas Golden Boot is awarded to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. If players are level on goals, the tiebreakers are assists, then fewest minutes played.

Who is favourite to win the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot?

Based on current goals and live prediction-market odds, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are the front-runners, with Erling Haaland and Vinícius Jr. close behind.