Mbappé and Messi lead 2026 World Cup scoring, Haaland and Kane in pursuit | OneFootball

Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi head the 2026 World Cup scoring chart with six goals apiece, the Argentine having played one game fewer. Erling Haaland and Harry Kane are close behind on five.

As reported by L'Équipe, the race is dominated by the sport's biggest names. Lamine Yamal has one and Cristiano Ronaldo two.

After scoring against Senegal 3-1 and Iraq 3-0, Mbappé delivered a third brace of the tournament in France’s 3-0 win over Sweden to reach six. France’s record scorer has 62 international goals.

Messi, who recently turned 39, hit a hat-trick against Algeria 3-0 and a brace against Austria 2-0. His six have taken him to a record 19 World Cup goals, one ahead of Mbappé on 18.

Haaland secured Norway’s 2-1 win over Côte d’Ivoire on Tuesday, while Kane’s double in the 2-1 defeat of DR Congo came on Wednesday, leaving both on five. Ousmane Dembélé is on four after a hat-trick against Norway 4-1, as are Vinicius Junior and Ismaïla Sarr, the latter scoring with a fine move against Belgium on Wednesday 2-3.

Mikel Oyarzabal joined them on four with another brace against Austria on Thursday, a 3-0 win. A cluster are on three, including Matheus Cunha, Ismael Saibari, Cristiano Ronaldo, Julian Quinones, Jonathan David and Yoane Wissa.

Could others yet disrupt this order before the competition ends?

Source: L'Équipe