World Cup 2026 top scorers: Kylian Mbappe draws level with Lionel Messi in star-studded race for Golden Boot

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·30 giugno 2026

World Cup 2026 top scorers: Kylian Mbappe draws level with Lionel Messi in star-studded race for Golden Boot

Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Erling Haaland and Vinicius Jr all in hot pursuit of Argentina superstar

Kylian Mbappe has drawn level with Lionel Messi in the race for the World Cup Golden Boot race.

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The two superstars now have six goals to his name for the tournament in North America after coming off the bench to net for Argentina in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Jordan in Group J.

Messi is the first player in history to notch in seven consecutive World Cup games, having already surpassed Germany great Miroslav Klose as the leading scorer in finals history with the first of his brace against Austria, which arrived after an early penalty miss.

The 39-year-old kicked off his sixth and surely last World Cup with a stunning hat-trick against Algeria that saw him tie the previous record, having escaped an early red card for a bad challenge.

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The Golden Boot race is shaping up to be one for the ages, with Ousmane Dembele also putting himself firmly in the running with a hat-trick for France against Norway.

But his countryman Mbappe added to his tally on Wednesday with a tidy brace as Les Bleus dumped Sweden out of the World Cup.

There are a number of players close behind on three strikes apiece - a list that includes England captain Harry Kane, who added to his first-half brace against Croatia with the second goal in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Panama that sealed top spot in Group L and a last-32 meeting with DR Congo.

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