World Cup 26 — All-Time Scorers, Bracket & Title Race

The ranking

All-time goalscoring leaders

Every player with 11+ career World Cup goals, counting the 2026 tournament through the group stage. Three of them are active and climbing right now — flagged below.

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Lionel MessiArgentinaLive · +6 in 2026	19goals
2	Kylian MbappéFranceLive · +4 in 2026	16goals
2	Miroslav KloseGermany2002–2014	16goals
4	RonaldoBrazil1998–2006	15goals
5	Gerd MüllerW. Germany1970–1974	14goals
6	Just FontaineFranceall in 1958	13goals
7	PeléBrazil1958–1970	12goals
8	Sándor KocsisHungary1954	11goals
8	Jürgen KlinsmannGermany1990–1998	11goals
8	Harry KaneEnglandLive · +3 in 2026	11goals

Active totals (Messi, Mbappé, Kane) move with every match they play. Retired players' totals are fixed. Several players sit just outside this list on 10 goals — Lineker, Batistuta, T. Müller, Cubillas.

2026 · Golden Boot race

Who's winning the Boot

Goals scored in this tournament only. Messi leads outright; four players are knotted behind him, separated by the official tiebreaker — assists first, then fewest minutes played.

Rank	Player	Goals and assists
1	Lionel MessiArgentina	60 ast
2	Kylian MbappéFrance	42 ast
2	Ousmane DembéléFrance	41 ast
2	Vinícius JúniorBrazil	41 ast
2	Erling HaalandNorway	40 ast
6	Deniz UndavGermany	32 ast
6	Harry KaneEngland	30 ast
6	Jonathan DavidCanada	30 ast
6	Matheus CunhaBrazil	30 ast
6	Brian BrobbeyNetherlands	30 ast

Tiebreak order: most goals → most assists → fewest minutes. Behind the top group, a crowd sits on 2 — including Cristiano Ronaldo (brace vs. Uzbekistan), Kai Havertz, Cody Gakpo and USA's Folarin Balogun.

2026 · Knockout stage

Round of 32 In progress

The first 48-team World Cup adds a Round of 32: the 12 group winners and 12 runners-up join the 8 best third-placed teams. One match is done — Canada knocked out South Africa. The rest run through Jul 3.

Quarter 1Winners → R16 (Houston / Philadelphia)

CANCanada1

RSASouth Africa0

Jun 28 · SoFi, LACanada advance

NEDNetherlands–

MARMorocco–

Jun 29 · MonterreyUpcoming

GERGermany–

PARParaguay–

Jun 29 · FoxboroughUpcoming

FRAFrance–

SWESweden–

Jun 30 · New JerseyUpcoming

Quarter 2Winners → R16 (Arlington / Seattle)

ESPSpain–

AUTAustria–

Jul 2 · Los AngelesUpcoming

PORPortugal–

CROCroatia–

Jul 2 · TorontoUpcoming

BELBelgium–

SENSenegal–

Jul 1 · SeattleUpcoming

USAUSA–

BIHBosnia–

Jul 1 · Santa ClaraUpcoming

Quarter 3Winners → R16 (New Jersey / Mexico City)

BRABrazil–

JPNJapan–

Jun 29 · HoustonUpcoming

CIVIvory Coast–

NORNorway–

Jun 30 · ArlingtonUpcoming

MEXMexico–

ECUEcuador–

Jun 30 · Mexico CityUpcoming

ENGEngland–

CODCongo DR–

Jul 1 · AtlantaUpcoming

Quarter 4Winners → R16 (Atlanta / Kansas City)

AUSAustralia–

EGYEgypt–

Jul 3 · ArlingtonUpcoming

ARGArgentina–

CPVCape Verde–

Jul 3 · MiamiUpcoming

SUISwitzerland–

DZAAlgeria–

Jul 2 · VancouverUpcoming

COLColombia–

GHAGhana–

Jul 3 · Kansas CityUpcoming

Path to the final — everything past the Round of 32 is still to be decided

Round of 16

16teams

8 matches

Jul 4–7

Quarter-finals

8teams

4 matches

Jul 9–11

Semi-finals

4teams

2 matches

Jul 14–15

Final

2teams

Jul 19 · MetLife, NJ

Champion TBD

2026 · Most likely to win

Title race

Two readings side by side: the betting market (sportsbook odds, converted to an implied chance) and the Opta supercomputer's model. They agree on the top four. France overtook pre-tournament favourite Spain after a perfect group stage; defending champ Argentina sits second on a kind bracket draw. Both readings move after every match.

#	Team	Market odds	Market %	Model %
1	FRAFrance	+340	22.7%	18.7%
2	ARGArgentina	+410	19.6%	16.3%
3	ESPSpain	+650	13.3%	13.5%
4	ENGEngland	+650	13.3%	9.7%
5	BRABrazil	+1300	7.1%	6.5%
6	PORPortugal	+1500	6.3%	—
7	GERGermany	+1500	6.3%	—
8	NEDNetherlands	+1800	5.3%	5.1%
9	COLColombia	+3300	2.9%	—
10	NORNorway	+3500	2.8%	—
11	USAUSA	+3500	2.8%	2.5%
12	MARMorocco	+4000	2.4%	—

Read it carefully. "Market %" is implied from sportsbook odds and includes the book's margin, so the column sums to more than 100% — treat it as relative, not literal. "Model %" is the Opta/SI supercomputer's post-group-stage simulation (true probabilities, published for select sides). Both are estimates and both shift after every result. Market odds: FOX Sports oddsboard, Jun 28. Model: SI/Opta, Jun 28.

2026 · Group stage

Final group tables Final · locked

All 12 groups are complete — these tables won't change. Top two from each group qualify automatically (blue), plus the eight best third-placed teams (light blue). Level on points, goal difference decides.

Group A 2 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1MEXMexico	3	0	0	+6	9
2RSASouth Africa	1	1	1	0	4
3KORKorea Rep.	1	0	2	−2	3
4CZECzechia	0	1	2	−4	1

Group B 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1SUISwitzerland	2	1	0	+4	7
2CANCanada	1	1	1	+1	4
3BIHBosnia	1	1	1	−1	4
4QATQatar	0	1	2	−4	1

Group C 2 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1BRABrazil	2	1	0	+5	7
2MARMorocco	2	1	0	+3	7
3SCOScotland	1	0	2	−2	3
4HTIHaiti	0	0	3	−6	0

Group D 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1USAUSA	2	0	1	+3	6
2AUSAustralia	1	1	1	0	4
3PARParaguay	1	1	1	−1	4
4TURTürkiye	1	0	2	−2	3

Group E 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1GERGermany	2	0	1	+4	6
2CIVIvory Coast	2	0	1	+2	6
3ECUEcuador	1	1	1	0	4
4CUWCuraçao	0	1	2	−6	1

Group F 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1NEDNetherlands	2	1	0	+5	7
2JPNJapan	1	2	0	+2	5
3SWESweden	1	1	1	−1	4
4TUNTunisia	0	0	3	−6	0

Group G 2 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1BELBelgium	1	2	0	+2	5
2EGYEgypt	1	2	0	+1	5
3IRNIran	0	3	0	0	3
4NZLNew Zealand	0	1	2	−3	1

Group H 2 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1ESPSpain	2	1	0	+6	7
2CPVCape Verde	0	3	0	0	3
3URUUruguay	0	2	1	−2	2
4KSASaudi Arabia	0	2	1	−4	2

Group I 3 through

Team	W	L	GD	Pts
1FRAFrance	3	0	+7	9
2NORNorway	2	1	+3	6
3SENSenegal	1	2	−3	3
4IRQIraq	0	3	−7	0

Group J 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1ARGArgentina	3	0	0	+8	9
2AUTAustria	1	1	1	−1	4
3DZAAlgeria	1	1	1	−2	4
4JORJordan	0	0	3	−5	0

Group K 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1COLColombia	2	1	0	+4	7
2PORPortugal	1	2	0	+2	5
3CODCongo DR	1	1	1	0	4
4UZBUzbekistan	0	0	3	−6	0

Group L 3 through

Team	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1ENGEngland	2	1	0	+5	7
2CROCroatia	2	0	1	+2	6
3GHAGhana	1	1	1	−1	4
4PANPanama	0	0	3	−6	0

Qualified — top 2 Qualified — best third Eliminated