FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot latest standings: Lionel Messi on top

Argentina’s Lionel Messi continues to lead the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot standings. He added two more goals to his tally, scoring against Austria in Dallas on Monday (June 22).

Also read: Full list of Messi's all 18 World Cup goals

Messi now has five goals in two matches. He is followed by France’s Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland of Norway with four goals apiece.

How Golden Boot winner is decided

The Golden Boot will be awarded to the player who scores the most goals. If two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists (as determined by the members of the FIFA Technical Study Group) shall be decisive.

Also read: Why FIFA World Cup orbits around Argentina’s ‘North Star’ Messi

If two or more players are still equal after taking into account the number of assists, the total minutes played in the tournament will be taken into account, with the player playing fewer minutes ranked first.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot Standings (After matches on June 22, 2026)

Lionel Messi (Argentina), 5 goals

Kylian Mbappe (France), 4 goals

Erling Haaland (Norway), 4 goals

Deniz Undav (Germany), 3 goals

Jonathan David (Canada), 3 goals

Vinicius Jr (Brazil), 2 goals

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), 2 goals

Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands), 2 goals

Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain), 2 goals

Maximiliano Araujo (Uruguay), 2 goals

Ayase Ueda (Japan), 2 goals

Harry Kane (England), 2 goals

Matheus Cunha (Brazil), 2 goals

Yasin Ayari (Sweden), 2 goals

Elijah Just (New Zealand), 2 goals

Kai Havertz (Germany), 2 goals

Johan Manzambi (Switzerland), 2 goals

Cyle Larin (Canada), 2 goals

Ismael Saibari (Morocco), 2 goals

Folarin Balogun (USA), 2 goals

Brian Brobbey (Netherlands), 2 goals

Daichi Kamada (Japan), 2 goals

Ismaila Sarr (Senegal), 2 goals