2026 World Cup – the top scorer is known! | OneFootball

On Sunday evening, Spain and Argentina faced off in the 2026 World Cup final. During Spain’s 1-0 victory, Kylian Mbappé, the 27-year-old France national team striker, saw no one catch up with his 10 goals scored during the tournament. He therefore finishes as top scorer, with Lionel Messi (39, Argentina) in 2nd place.

It is a great performance, and this first place cannot be overlooked even if France ended up in a rather disappointing 4th place. It is still a major talking point around Mbappé, who finishes as top scorer in La Liga, the Champions League, and the World Cup without winning a single team title. And yet, it cannot be said that his goals are useless. Scoring is, of course, essential to winning a football match.

However, his fairly individual attacking style of play and the fact that he often conserves his defensive efforts in order to preserve his fitness are factors that weigh on a team. There are at least some valid questions to be asked. Still, Mbappé deserves praise for surpassing other great players. He also took the record for most World Cup goals over the course of a career, with 22 goals. That is one more than Messi, who had taken first place during the tournament ahead of Miroslav Klose and his 16 goals.

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