The FIFA World Cup 2026 heads into its business end as the quarterfinal stage is set to kick off on Thursday, July 9. Three more direct knockout rounds will end with a team being crowned champion.
The race is also on for the coveted Golden Boot with seven of the current top ten in the standings still in contention to move to the top of the standings.
As per FIFA World Cup 2026 regulations, if two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists followed by the number of minutes played will be the tiebreaker.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi currently sits atop the leaderboard with eight goals in five matches, followed by Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Assists | Minutes Played |
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 8 | 1 | 468 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappe | 7 | 2 | 516 |
| 3 | Erling Haaland | 7 | 0 | 416 |
| 4 | Harry Kane | 6 | 1 | 489 |
| 5 | Ousmane Dembele | 4 | 2 | 391 |
| 6 | Ismaila Sarr | 4 | 1 | 419 |
| 7 | Mikel Oyarzabal | 4 | 1 | 435 |
| 8 | Julian Quinones | 4 | 1 | 440 |
| 9 | Jude Bellingham | 4 | 1 | 447 |
| 10 | Vinicius Jr. | 4 | 1 | 505 |
Published on Jul 10, 2026
