The new edition of the 2026 World Cup has kicked off, promising thrilling matches filled with goals.

While the Argentine national team claimed the World Cup title in 2022, none of its players took home the Golden Boot.

However, this tournament may see competition from major stars such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane, and others.

In the following table, we track the list of 2026 World Cup top scorers for the tournament held in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.

2026 World Cup Top Scorers Ranking: Mbappé tops Messi

Rank, Player, Team, Goals: 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) 10, 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) 8, 3. Erling Haaland (Norway) 7, 3. Jude Bellingham (England) 7, 5. Harry Kane (England) 6, 5. Ousmane Dembélé (France) 6, 7. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) 5, 8. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) 4, 8. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) 4, 8. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) 4, 11. Jonathan David (Canada) 3, 11. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) 3, 11. Matheus Cunha (Brazil) 3, 11. Ismael Saibari (Morocco) 3, 11. Brian Brobbey (Netherlands) 3, 11. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) 3, 11. Kai Havertz (Germany) 3, 11. Deniz Undav (Germany) 3, 11. Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) 3, 11. Elijah Just (New Zealand) 3, 11. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) 3, 11. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) 3, 11. Folarin Balogun (USA) 3, 11. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 3, 11. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) 3, 11. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) 3, 11. Bradley Barcola (France) 3, 11. Bukayo Saka (England) 3, 29. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) 2, 29. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) 2, 29. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) 2, 29. Cyle Larin (Canada) 2, 29. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) 2, 29. Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) 2, 29. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) 2, 29. Daichi Kamada (Japan) 2, 29. Ayase Ueda (Japan) 2, 29. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) 2, 29. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) 2, 29. Marko Arnautović (Austria) 2, 29. Ermin Mahmić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2, 29. Pape Gueye (Senegal) 2, 29. Habib Diarra (Senegal) 2, 29. Nicolas Pépé (Ivory Coast) 2, 29. Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast) 2, 29. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) 2, 29. Leandro Trossard (Belgium) 2, 29. Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) 2, 29. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) 2, 29. Emam Ashour (Egypt) 2, 29. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) 2, 29. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) 2, 29. Malik Tillman (USA) 2, 29. Mostafa Zizo (Egypt) 2, 29. Pedro Porro (Spain) 2, 29. Mikel Merino (Spain) 2, 29. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) 2, 58. Lamine Yamal (Spain) 1, 58. Aleix García (Spain) 1, 58. Casemiro (Brazil) 1, 58. Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) 1, 58. Neymar (Brazil) 1, 58. Hwang In-beom (South Korea) 1, 58. Oh Hyeon-gyu (South Korea) 1, 58. Ladislav Krejčí (Czech Republic) 1, 58. Giovanni Reyna (USA) 1, 58. Jovo Lukić (Bosnia) 1, 58. John McGinn (Scotland) 1, 58. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) 1, 58. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) 1, 58. Nathaniel Brown (Germany) 1, 58. Jamal Musiala (Germany) 1, 58. Felix Nmecha (Germany) 1, 58. Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) 1, 58. Levano Comenencia (Curaçao) 1, 58. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) 1, 58. Kaito Nakamura (Japan) 1, 58. Alexander Isak (Sweden) 1, 58. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) 1, 58. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) 1, 58. Omar Rekik (Tunisia) 1, 58. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) 1, 58. Mahmoud Hassan 'Trézéguet' (Egypt) 1, 58. Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) 1, 58. Abdulelah Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) 1, 58. Mohammad Mohebi (Iran) 1, 58. Désiré Doué (France) 1, 58. Ayman Hussein (Iraq) 1, 58. Ibrahima Mbaye (Senegal) 1, 58. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) 1, 58. Romano Schmid (Austria) 1, 58. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) 1, 58. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) 1, 58. Ali Olwan (Jordan) 1, 58. Mousa Al-Tamari (Jordan) 1, 58. João Neves (Portugal) 1, 58. Rafael Leão (Portugal) 1, 58. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) 1, 58. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) 1, 58. Marcus Rashford (England) 1, 58. Ante Budimir (Croatia) 1, 58. Martin Baturina (Croatia) 1, 58. Petar Musa (Croatia) 1, 58. Petar Sučić (Croatia) 1, 58. Nikola Vlašić (Croatia) 1, 58. Caleb Ekuban (Ghana) 1, 58. Derrick Luckassen (Ghana) 1, 58. Agustín Cannobio (Uruguay) 1, 58. Luis Díaz (Colombia) 1, 58. Jaminton Campaz (Colombia) 1, 58. Abbosbek Fayzullaev (Uzbekistan) 1, 58. Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) 1, 58. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) 1, 58. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) 1, 58. Stephen Eustáquio (Canada) 1, 58. Nathan Saliba (Canada) 1, 58. Promise David (Canada) 1, 58. Luis Romo (Mexico) 1, 58. Alex Freeman (USA) 1, 58. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) 1, 58. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) 1, 58. Franck Kessié (Ivory Coast) 1, 58. Ayase Ueda (Japan) 1, 58. Junya Ito (Japan) 1, 58. Kevin Lenini (Cape Verde) 1, 58. Hélio Varela (Cape Verde) 1, 58. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (Norway) 1, 58. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) 1, 58. Antonio Nusa (Norway) 1, 58. Nizar Al-Rashdan (Jordan) 1, 58. Nadir Benbouali (Algeria) 1, 58. Amine Gouiri (Algeria) 1, 58. Rafik Guitane (Algeria) 1, 58. Hassan Al-Haydos (Qatar) 1, 58. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) 1, 58. Yassine Bounou (Morocco) 1, 58. Issa Diop (Morocco) 1, 58. Karim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 1, 58. Wilson Isidor (Haiti) 1, 58. Mateo Chávez (Mexico) 1, 58. Álvaro Fidalgo (Mexico) 1, 58. Thabiso Monyane (South Africa) 1, 58. Leroy Sané (Germany) 1, 58. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) 1, 58. Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) 1, 58. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) 1, 58. Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) 1, 58. Fiston Mayele (DR Congo) 1, 58. Brian Sebenga (DR Congo) 1, 58. Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan) 1, 58. Abbosbek Fayzullaev (Uzbekistan) 1, 58. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) 1, 58. Ivan Perišić (Croatia) 1, 58. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) 1, 58. Jhon Arias (Colombia) 1, 58. Deroy Duarte (Cape Verde) 1, 58. Jovane Cabral (Cape Verde) 1, 58. Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) 1, 58. Cristian Romero (Argentina) 1, 58. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) 1, 58. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) 1, 58. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) 1, 58. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) 1, 58. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) 1, 58. Anthony Gordon (England) 1, 58. Declan Rice (England) 1, 58. Ezri Konsa (England) 1.

All-Time World Cup Top Scorers Ranking: Rank, Player, Team, Goals, Matches: 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) 22 goals, 22 matches; 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) 21 goals, 33 matches; 3. Miroslav Klose (Germany) 16 goals, 24 matches; 4. Ronaldo (Brazil) 15 goals, 19 matches; 5. Gerd Müller (West Germany) 14 goals, 13 matches; 5. Harry Kane (England) 14 goals, 18 matches; 7. Just Fontaine (France) 13 goals, 6 matches; 8. Pelé (Brazil) 12 goals, 14 matches; 9. Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) 11 goals, 5 matches; 9. Jürgen Klinsmann (West Germany) 11 goals, 17 matches; 9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 11 goals, 27 matches; 12. Helmut Rahn (West Germany) 10 goals, 10 matches; 12. Gary Lineker (England) 10 goals, 12 matches; 12. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) 10 goals, 12 matches; 12. Teófilo Cubillas (Peru) 10 goals, 13 matches; 12. Thomas Müller (Germany) 10 goals, 16 matches; 12. Grzegorz Lato (Poland) 10 goals, 20 matches.