Here’s the ranking of the top scorers for the 2026 World Cup after the matches played on Tuesday, presented in a structured way based on their performances.
This hierarchy highlights the dominance of some expected offensive stars while revealing several players from more surprising teams who have shone in this phase of the competition. The gaps remain relatively tight behind the leaders, keeping the race for the top scorer title wide open. This hierarchy highlights the dominance of some expected offensive stars, confirming a broad distribution of goals in this global tournament.
Top Scorers Ranking
| Goals | Players |
|---|---|
| 5 goals | Lionel Messi |
| 4 goals | Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé |
| 3 goals | Jonathan David, Niclas Füllkrug (Undav) |
| 2 goals | Ronald Araújo, Yasin Ayari, Folarin Balogun, Brian Brobbey, Cristiano Ronaldo, Matheus Cunha, Cody Gakpo, Kai Havertz, Kosta Barbarouses (Just), Takefusa Kamada, Harry Kane, Jonathan David Larin, Dan Ndoye (Manzambi), Luis Díaz (Munoz), Mikel Oyarzabal, Selim Saibari, Ismaïla Sarr, Summerville, Ayase Ueda, Vinícius Júnior |
| 1 goal | Mohammed Al Rashdan, Saleh Al Shehri (Alamri), Ali Olwan, Marko Arnautović, Mohamed Ashour, Bradley Barcola, Martin Baturina, Jude Bellingham, Ibrahim Benbouali, Youssoufa Moukoko (Brown), Ante Budimir, Johan Carbonell (Campaz), Facundo Canobbio, Jeremy Comenencia, Ousmane Dembélé, Amad Diallo, Luis Díaz, Anthony Elanga, Breel Embolo, Abbos Fayzullaev, Paul Freeman, Antonio Galarza, Rúben Neves, Amine Gouiri, Viktor Gyökeres, Mohamed Hassan, Ayman Hussein, Hwang Hee-chan, Nestory Irankunda, Alexander Isak, Takehiro Ito, Raúl Jiménez, Franck Kessié, David Krejčí, Rafael Leão, Sasa Lukić, Elvis Mahmic, Diego Mauricio, Mamadou Mbaye, John McGinn, Nuno Mendes, Connor Metcalfe, Mehdi Mohebi, Teboho Mokoena, Bruno Musa, Jamal Musiala, Shō Nakamura, Youssoufa Moukoko (Nmecha), Oh Hyeon-gyu, Leo Østigård, Patrick Pedersen, Kevin Pina, Henry Quiñones, Marcus Rashford, Ali Rezaian, Gilberto Romo Barrón, Michal Sadílek, Mohamed Salah, Steven Saliba, Nico Schlotterbeck, Alexander Schmid, Benjamin Surman, Emil Svanberg, Virgil van Dijk, Rafael Varela, Rubén Vargas, Yoane Wissa, Granit Xhaka, Lamine Yamal, Mostafa Ziko |
🔝 Lionel #Messi becomes the top scorer in all World Cups and breaks an immortal record 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/gLYvHAcnsM
— 🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) June 22, 2026
