{"id":915125,"date":"2026-06-24T13:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/fifa-2026-world-cup-golden-boot-tracker-top-scorer-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:13:44","slug":"fifa-2026-world-cup-golden-boot-tracker-top-scorer-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/fifa-2026-world-cup-golden-boot-tracker-top-scorer-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA 2026 World Cup Golden Boot tracker: Top scorer | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<p><h2>Soccer<br \/>\n          FIFA 2026 World Cup Golden Boot tracker: Top scorer<br \/>\n        <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The race for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> Golden Boot is heating up, with several candidates emerging to become the top goalscorer at this summer&#8217;s tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Note: FIFA uses the following tiebreakers to determine the Golden Boot winner:<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Most assists\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Fewest minutes played<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3><strong>2026 World Cup Golden Boot leaders<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Argentina) &#8211; 5 goals, 0 assists, 187 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France) &#8211; 4 goals, 0 assists, 199 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Erling Haaland (Norway) &#8211;\u00a0 4 goals, 0 assists, 207 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Deniz Undav (Germany) &#8211; 3 goals, 2 assists, 69 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan David (Canada) &#8211; 3 goals, 0 assists, 170 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>World Cup: Past Golden Boot winners<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here are the previous winners of the World Cup Golden Boot, which has been awarded since the 1982 edition of the tournament:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2022:<\/strong>\u00a0Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France &#8211; 8 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2018:<\/strong>\u00a0Harry Kane (England &#8211; 6 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2014:<\/strong>\u00a0James Rodr\u00edguez (Colombia &#8211; 6 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2010:<\/strong>\u00a0Thomas M\u00fcller (Germany &#8211; 5 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2006:<\/strong>\u00a0Miroslav Klose (Germany &#8211; 5 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002:<\/strong>\u00a0Ronaldo (Brazil &#8211; 8 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1998:<\/strong>\u00a0Davor \u0160uker (Croatia &#8211; 6 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1994:<\/strong>\u00a0Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko (Russia) &#8211; 6 goals<\/li>\n<li><strong>1990:<\/strong>\u00a0Salvatore Schillaci (Italy &#8211; 6 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1986:<\/strong>\u00a0Gary Lineker (England &#8211; 6 goals)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1982:<\/strong>\u00a0Paolo Rossi (Italy &#8211; 6 goals)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-toggle data-layout-name=\"grid_4-4-4\" data-bucket-name=\"main-content-after-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<p>Get the latest from MLS: league news, must-see matches, kit drops, premium offers for the World\u2019s biggest event, and more!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/news\/fifa-2026-world-cup-golden-boot-tracker-top-scorer\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Becki Ramage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Soccer FIFA 2026 World Cup Golden Boot tracker: Top scorer The race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot is heating up, with several candidates emerging to become the top goalscorer at this summer&#8217;s tournament. 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