Lionel Messi’s goal-scoring streak continues in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Messi scored a goal in the 29th minute against Cape Verde in the Round of 32 match, taking his number of goals in the current tournament to 7. With this, he has taken a one-goal lead over Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot. Mbappé has scored 6 goals so far.
Messi has scored goals in every match of this World Cup. Since the last World Cup, he has scored goals in 8 consecutive matches. He has become the first player in the world to do so. He has 12 goals to his name in the last 8 World Cup matches. He remains on top in the list of players who have scored the most goals in the history of the World Cup with 20 goals. In this matter Mbappe is two goals behind him.
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Who is involved in the Golden Boot race?
Apart from Messi and Mbappe, Norway’s Erling Holland and England’s Harry Kane are also in the race for the Golden Boot with 5-5 goals. France’s Ousmane Dembele, Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal, Brazil’s Vinicius Junior and Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr have scored 4 goals each. Ismaila is out of the race as Senegal’s journey is over. Norway, England and France are in the round of 16. Argentina has also reached the pre-quarterfinals after defeating Cape Verde 3-2 in a thrilling match.
Messi has never won the Golden Boot in his career. He scored 7 goals in the World Cup 2022. He was one goal behind Mbappe, having finished joint third with 4 goals in 2014. This time he is leading. However, he is facing tough competition from Mbappe.
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How will the decision be taken if there are two players at the top?
If two players finish on top in terms of scoring the most goals in the tournament, then FIFA will use the first tiebreaker to see who has assisted how many goals and the second tiebreaker will be who has spent less time on the field. Mbappe is ahead of Messi in terms of assists.
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