THE World Cup 2026 is HERE – with 48 of the best nations in the world playing to call themselves world champions!
There have been four winners of the Golden Boot since it re-branded from the Golden Shoe in 2010.
Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot in 2022, despite losing the final Credit: Getty
A young Thomas Muller won the Golden Boot when it was re-named in South Africa Credit: PA:Press Association
won the first in , scoring five times as finished third at the tournament, scoring in the third place playoff against
burst onto the scene in to win the 2014 Golden Boot with six goals, beating out Muller, who scored five goals in 2014.
won in 2018, as netted six times for the Three Lions, as they finished fourth in .
France’s put his name in history and won the 2022 Golden Boot with eight goals, including a hat-trick in the World Cup final against , beating out , who struck seven.
And now, Mbappe, Kane and Messi go to battle with other scoring elite to call themselves the World Cup 2026 top scorer.
SunSport can reveal who is leading the way for the Golden Boot in 2026.
Who is leading the race for the Golden Boot?
This is who is leading the way for the Golden Boot at the World Cup:
T-1 Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 3
T-1 Jonathan David (Canada) – 3
T-2 Vinicius Junior (Brazil) – 2
T-2 Kai Havertz (Germany) – 2
T-2 Kylian Mbappe (France) – 2
T-2 Erling Haaland (Norway) – 2
T-2 Harry Kane (England) – 2
T-2 Mattheus Cunha (Brazil) – 2
T-2 Yasin Ayari (Sweden) – 2
T-2 Folarin Balogun (USA) – 2
T-2 Cyle Larin (Canada) – 2
T-2 Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) – 2
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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