Who is winning the battle to be top scorer at the World Cup? Live and updated throughout the tournament<\/p>\n
The Golden Boot is awarded to the World Cup\u2019s top goalscorer, with assists used as a tie-breaker if two or more players finish level. The 2026 tournament has three former Golden Boot winners taking part: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 of France (eight goals in 2022), England\u2019s Harry Kane (six goals in 2018) and James Rodr\u00edguez of Colombia (six goals in 2014).<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9 and Kane are among the pre-tournament favourites to finish top scorer in North America, alongside Norway\u2019s Erling Haaland \u2013 making his World Cup debut \u2013 and Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n
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