2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Race Tracker: Messi Leads Pack After Historic Goal

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 – leads the race. Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Mikel Oyarzabal are among the other players expected to challenge for the award.

And check out our list of all the 2026 World Cup goals, ranked!

Lionel Messi Scores Goal vs Austria, Becoming Men’s All-time FIFA World Cup™ Goalscoring Leader

Favorites To Win The Golden Boot

Lionel Messi: +150 (bet $10 to win $25 total)
Kylian Mbappé: +360 (bet $10 to win $46 total)
Harry Kane: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Mikel Oyarzabal: +1300 (bet $10 to win $140 total)
Erling Haaland: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Deniz Undav: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Lamine Yamal: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Vinícius Júnior: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Johan Manzambi: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Jonathan David: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Folarin Balogun: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Cody Gakpo: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Kai Havertz: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Matheus Cunha: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Ayase Ueda +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)

5 Goals

4 Goals

3 Goals

• Deniz Undav (Germany)
• Jonathan David (Canada)

2 Goals

• Maxi Araújo (Uruguay)
• Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain)
• Ayase Ueda (Japan)
• Daichi Kamada (Japan)
• Cody Gakpo (Netherlands)
• Brian Brobbey (Netherlands)
• Vinícius Júnior (Brazil)
• Matheus Cunha (Brazil)
• Ismael Saibari (Morocco)
• Johan Manzambi (Switzerland)
• Harry Kane (England)
• Erling Haaland (Norway)
• Elijah Just (New Zealand)
• Yasin Ayari (Sweden)
• Kai Havertz (Germany)
• Folarin Balogun (USA)

1 Goal

• Ousmane Dembélé (France)
• Trézéguet (Egypt)
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
• Mostafa Zico (Egypt)
• Finn Surman (New Zealand)
• Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay)
• Hélio Varela (Cape Verde)
• Kevin Pina (Cape Verde)
• Lamine Yamal (Spain)
• Junya Ito (Japan)
• Franck Kessie (Ivory Coast)
• Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)
• Anthony Elanga (Sweden)
• Matías Galarza (Paraguay)
• Alex Freeman (USA)
• Luis Romo (Mexico)
• Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
• Rubén Vargas (Switzerland)
• Ermin Mahmic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Michal Sadilek (Czechia)
• Teboho Mokoena (South Africa)
• Jáminton Campaz (Colombia)
• Luis Díaz (Colombia)
• Daniel Muñoz (Colombia)
• Abbosbek Fayzullaev (Uzbekistan)
• Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana)
• Jude Bellingham (England)
• Marcus Rashford (England)
• Martin Baturina (Croatia)
• Petar Musa (Croatia)
• Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)
• João Neves (Portugal)
• Marko Arnautović (Austria)
• Jude Bellingham (England)
• Marcus Rashford (England)
• Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)
• João Neves (Portugal)
• Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana)
• Ali Olwan (Jordan)
• Romano Schmid (Austria)
• Leo Østigard (Norway)
• Ayman Hussein (Iraq)
• Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal)
• Bradley Barcola (France)
• Ramin Rezaeian (Iran)
• Mohammad Mohebbi (Iran)
• Abdulelah Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia)
• Emam Ashour (Egypt)
• Alexander Isak (Sweden)
• Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden)
• Mattias Svanberg (Sweden)
• Omar Rekik (Tunisia)
• Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)
• Keito Nakamura (Japan)
• Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
• Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)
• Felix Nmecha (Germany)
• Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany)
• Jamal Musiala (Germany)
• Nathaniel Brown (Germany)
• Deniz Undav (Germany)
• Connor Metcalfe (Australia)
• Nestory Irankunda (Australia)
• John McGinn (Scotland)
• Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
• Gio Reyna (USA)
• Mauricio (Paraguay)
• Cyle Larin (Canada)
• Jovo Lukić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia)
• Julián Quiñones (Mexico)
• Raúl Jimenez (Mexico)
• Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)
• Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea)

Own Goals

• Hassan Al-Tambakti (Saudi Arabia; 1)
• Cameron Burgess (Australia; 1)
• Yazan Al-Arab (Jordan; 1)
• Ayman Hussein (Iraq; 1)
• Mohamed Hany (Egypt; 1)
• Miro Muheim (Switzerland; 1)
• Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay; 1)

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