The top goalscorer at the 2026 men’s World Cup will receive the famous Golden Boot trophy, and there will be plenty of huge names jostling for that title.
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USA’s Folarin Balogun got off to a flying start with two goals in the opening game win against Paraguay, while fellow center forwards Raul Jimenez and Cyle Larin are also on the board early for co-hosts Mexico and Canada respectively.
But Lionel Messi joined the proverbial chat with a hat trick in Argentina’s first match and leads the way in these early days of the tournament.
Below is the full list of goalscorers at the 2026 World Cup, which we will update throughout the tournament.
Top goalscorers at the 2026 World Cup
3 goals
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Jonathan David (Canada)
Denis Undav (Germany)
2 goals
Folarin Balogun (USA)
Kai Havertz (Germany)
Yasin Ayari (Sweden)
Elijah Just (New Zealand)
Erling Haaland (Norway)
Kylian Mbappe (France)
Harry Kane (England)
Johan Manzambi (Switzerland)
Cyle Larin (Canada)
Ismael Saibari (Morocco)
Matheus Cunha (Brazil)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil)
Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)
Brian Brobbey (Netherlands)
Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)
Daichi Kamada (Japan)
Ayase Ueda (Japan)
1 goal
Julian Quinones (Mexico)
Raul Jimenez (Mexico)
Ladislav Krejci (Czechia)
In-Beom Hwang (South Korea)
Hyun-Gyu Oh (South Korea)
Jovo Lukic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Mauricio (Paraguay)
Gio Reyna (USA)
Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar)
John McGinn (Scotland)
Nestory Irankunda (Australia)
Connor Metcalfe (Australia)
Felix Nmecha (Germany)
Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany)
Livano Comenencia (Curacao)
Jamal Musialia (Germany)
Nathaniel Brown (Germany)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
Keito Nakamura (Japan)
Amad Dialllo (Ivory Coast)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Omar Rekik (Tunisia)
Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden)
Mattias Svanberg (Sweden)
Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia)
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)
Ayman Hussein (Iraq)
Bradley Barcola (France)
Eman Ashour (Egypt)
Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal)
Leo Ostigard (Norway)
Maxi Araujo (Uruguay)
Mohamed Mohebi (Iran)
Ramid Rezaeian (Iran)
Romano Schmid (Austria)
Marko Arnautovic (Austria)
Ali Iyad Olwan (Jordan)
Joao Neves (Portugal)
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)
Martin Baturina (Croatia)
Petar Musa (Croatia)
Jude Bellingham (England)
Marcus Rashford (England)
Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana)
Daniel Munoz (Colombia)
Abbosbek Fayzullayev (Uzbekistan)
Luis Diaz (Colombia)
Jaminton Campaz (Colombia)
Michal Sadilek (Czechia)
Ruben Vargas (Switzerland)
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Nathan Saliba (Canada)
Luis Romo (Mexico)
Alex Freeman (USA)
Matias Galarza (Paraguay)
Anthony Elanga (Sweden)
Franck Kessie (Ivory Coast)
Junya Ito (Japan)
