The group stage of the 2026 World Cup, after the conclusion of the second round, reveals a scenario of stars dominating the goalscoring list. Lionel Messi, with five goals scored exclusively for Argentina so far, is at the top of the race for the Golden Boot. With this impressive performance, the Argentine star established himself as the greatest scorer in the history of the World Cup, reaching the mark of 18 goals.
The Argentine striker, number 10 for his national team, concluded the first two rounds of the world tournament as the main name in the top scorer rankings. However, the competition remains intense, and he needs to maintain his high productivity, as Norwegian Erling Haaland and French Kylian Mbappé are close, each with four goals. In addition to them, other renowned athletes such as Cristiano Ronaldo, from Portugal, Harry Kane, from England, and Vini Jr., from Brazil, have already scored twice in this edition, showing that they are strong competitors in the search for top scorers.
In the table of the competition’s main assistants, Swede Isak maintains his prominent position, now accompanied by Frenchman Olise, both with three passes to goal. Just below them, a group of nine players, representing seven different countries, are tied with two assists each, highlighting the breadth of contributions from different athletes.
Top scorers of the 2026 World Cup so far
- 1. Messi (Argentina): 5
- 2. Mbappé (France) and Haaland (Norway): 4
- 4. Undav (Germany) and Jonathan David (Canada): 3
- 6. Havertz (Germany), Matheus Cunha (Brazil), Vini Jr. (Brazil), Larin (Canada), Muñoz (Colombia), Oyarzabal (Spain), Balogun (United States), Brobbey (Netherlands), Gakpo (Netherlands), Summerville (Netherlands), Harry Kane (England), Kamada (Japan), Ueda (Japan), Saibari (Morocco), Just (New Zealand), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal), Ayari (Sweden), Manzambi (Switzerland) and Maxi Araújo (Uruguay): 2
- 26. Mokoena (South Africa), Brown (Germany), Musiala (Germany), Nmecha (Germany), Schlotterbeck (Germany), Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia), Benbouali (Algeria), Gouiri (Algeria), Irankunda (Australia), Metcalfe (Australia), Arnautovic (Austria), Schmid (Austria), Lukic (Bosnia), Mahmic (Bosnia), Hélio Varela (Cape Verde), Kevin Pina (Cape Verde), Saliba (Canada), Campaz (Colombia), Luis Díaz (Colombia), Hwang In-Beom (South Korea), Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea), Diallo (Ivory Coast), Kessié (Ivory Coast), Baturina (Croatia), Budimir (Croatia), Musa (Croatia), Comenencia (Curaçao), Ashour (Egypt), Salah (Egypt), Trézéguet (Egypt), Zico (Egypt), McGinn (Scotland), Lamine Yamal (Spain), Freeman (United States), Reyna (United States), Barcola (France), Dembélé (France), Yirenkyi (Ghana), Van Dijk (Netherlands), Bellingham (England), Rashford (England), Mohebi (Iran), Rezaeian (Iran), Aymen Hussein (Iraq), Junya Ito (Japan), Nakamura (Japan), Al-Rashdan (Jordan), Olwan (Jordan), Quiñonez (Mexico), Raúl Jiménez (Mexico), Romo (Mexico), Ostigaard (Norway), Pedersen (Norway), Surman (New Zealand), Galarza (Paraguay), Maurício (Paraguay), João Neves (Portugal), Nuno Mendes (Portugal), Rafael Leão (Portugal), Wissa (DR Congo), Krejcí (Czech Republic), Sadilek (Czech Republic), Mbaye (Senegal), Elanga (Sweden), Gyökeres (Sweden), Isak (Sweden), Svanberg (Sweden), Embolo (Switzerland), Vargas (Switzerland), Xhaka (Switzerland), Rekik (Tunisia), Canobbio (Uruguay) and Fayzullaev (Uzbekistan): 1
Highlights among the players with the most assists at the World Cup
- 1. Olise (France) and Isak (Sweden): 3
- 3. Kimmich (Germany), Undav (Germany), Salah (Egypt), Dumfries (Netherlands), Gravenberch (Netherlands), Brahim Díaz (Morocco), Odegaard (Norway), Wood (New Zealand) and Enciso (Paraguay): 2
- 12. Amiri (Germany), Brown (Germany), Nmecha (Germany), Wirtz (Germany), Mahrez (Algeria), De Paul (Argentina), Medina (Argentina), Nico González (Argentina), Okon-Engstler (Australia), Xaver Schlager (Austria), Kolasinac (Bosnia), Bruno Guimarães (Brazil), Lucas Paquetá (Brazil), Vini Jr. (Brazil), Promise David (Canada), Saliba (Canada), Cucho Hernández (Colombia), Luis Díaz (Colombia), Puerta (Colombia), Quintero (Colombia), Hwang In-Beom (South Korea), Kang-In (South Korea), Singo (Ivory Coast), Perisic (Croatia), Petar Sucic (Croatia), Stanisic (Croatia), Hany (Egypt), Zico (Egypt), Dani Olmo (Spain), Laporte (Spain), Oyarzabal (Spain), Pulisic (United States), Freeman (United States), Tillman (United States), Dembélé (France), Rabiot (France), Thomas-Asante (Ghana), Gakpo (Netherlands), Memphis Depay (Netherlands), Summerville (Netherlands), Elliot Anderson (England), Rice (England), Saka (England), Moghanlou (Iran), Rezaeian (Iran), Al-Ammari (Iraq), Itakura (Japan), Kubo (Japan), Nakamura (Japan), Ogawa (Japan), Sano (Japan), Ueda (Japan), Al-Rawabdeh (Jordan), Al-Tamari (Jordan), Alvarado (Mexico), Érik Lira (Mexico), Berg (Norway), Wolfe (Norway), Payne (New Zealand), Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), João Cancelo (Portugal), Pedro Neto (Portugal), Masuaku (DR Congo), Coufal (Czech Republic), Sojka (Czech Republic), Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal), Mané (Senegal), Nicolas Jackson (Senegal), Bergvall (Sweden), Gyökeres (Sweden), Embolo (Switzerland), Vargas (Switzerland), Hannibal (Tunisia) and Maxi Araújo (Uruguay): 1