World Cup 2026 Top Scorer and Most Goals
The top scorer of the 2026 World Cup is the footballer who scores the most goals during the tournament.
In all 21 previous editions, over 2,000 goals have been scored by more than 1,250 footballers. Since the start of the tournament in 1930, 97 players have scored five or more goals. These 97 top scorers come from 28 different countries, including 14 players from Brazil and 14 from Germany.
64 top scorers are from Europe, 29 from South America, and only 4 footballers come from another continent.
The top scorer of the FIFA World Cup receives the Golden Boot, while the second and third place finishers receive the Silver Boot and the Bronze Boot respectively.
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The list of World Cup 2026 top scorers is below. In total, 138 goals have yet been scored at World Cup 2026.
| # | Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Kramaric |  Croatia |
4 |
| 2 | E. Haaland |  Norway |
4 |
| 3 | P. Schick |  Czech Republic |
4 |
| 4 | A. Mitrovic |  Serbia |
3 |
| 5 | H. Kane |  England |
3 |
| 6 | M. Depay |  Netherlands |
3 |
| 7 | A. Budimir | Croatia |
2 |
| 8 | A. Sørloth | Norway |
2 |
| 9 | A. Trajkovski |  Macedonia |
2 |
| 10 | B. Miovski | Macedonia |
2 |
Top scorer of the World Cup 2026 is A. Kramaric of Croatia with 4 goals.
Goals by country at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of goals per country at the World Cup 2026.
| # | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
13 |
| 2 | Croatia |
12 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
10 |
| 4 |  Wales |
10 |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
9 |
| 6 |  Romania |
7 |
| 7 |  Austria |
6 |
| 8 | England |
6 |
| 9 |  Israel |
6 |
| 10 | Macedonia |
6 |
| 11 |  Belgium |
5 |
| 12 |  Estonia |
5 |
| 13 |  Finland |
5 |
| 14 |  Bosnia Herz. |
4 |
| 15 |  Montenegro |
4 |
| 16 |  Poland |
4 |
| 17 |  Albania |
3 |
| 18 |  Cyprus |
3 |
| 19 |  Faroe Islands |
3 |
| 20 |  Kazakhstan |
3 |
| 21 | Serbia |
3 |
| 22 |  Gibraltar |
2 |
| 23 |  Italy |
2 |
| 24 |  Latvia |
2 |
| 25 |  Lithuania |
2 |
| 26 |  Moldova |
2 |
| 27 |  San Marino |
1 |
The country with the most goals of the World Cup 2026 is Norway with 13 goals.
Most assists of World Cup 2026
The list of players with the most assists from World Cup 2026 is below.
| # | Player | Country | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Ødegaard | Norway |
4 |
| 2 | S. Thomas | Wales |
4 |
| 3 | I. Perisic | Croatia |
3 |
| 4 | D. Rice | England |
2 |
| 5 | F. de Jong | Netherlands |
2 |
| 6 | L. Červ | Czech Republic |
2 |
| 7 | M. Solomon | Israel |
2 |
| 8 | A. Broja | Albania |
1 |
| 9 | A. Ciganiks | Latvia |
1 |
| 10 | A. Dedic | Bosnia Herz. |
1 |
Footballer with the most assists of the World Cup 2026 is M. Ødegaard of Norway with 4 assist(s).
Assists by country at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of assists per country at World Cup 2026.
| # | Country | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
10 |
| 2 | Croatia |
8 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
8 |
| 4 | Netherlands |
7 |
| 5 | Wales |
7 |
| 6 | Austria |
6 |
| 7 | England |
5 |
| 8 | Israel |
5 |
| 9 | Macedonia |
4 |
| 10 | Albania |
3 |
| 11 | Belgium |
3 |
| 12 | Bosnia Herz. |
3 |
| 13 | Estonia |
3 |
| 14 | Poland |
3 |
| 15 | Romania |
3 |
| 16 | Faroe Islands |
2 |
| 17 | Kazakhstan |
2 |
| 18 | Latvia |
2 |
| 19 | Lithuania |
2 |
| 20 | Montenegro |
2 |
| 21 | Serbia |
2 |
| 22 | Cyprus |
1 |
| 23 | Finland |
1 |
| 24 | Gibraltar |
1 |
| 25 | Italy |
1 |
| 26 | San Marino |
1 |
The country with the most assists of the World Cup 2026 is Norway with 10 assist(s).
Own goals per player at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of own goals per player at World Cup 2026. This concerns the number of own goals a country has received (not conceded).
| # | Player | Against country | Own goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Cernomordijs | Albania |
1 |
| 2 | K. Hein | Israel |
1 |
| 3 | M. Cevoli | Romania |
1 |
The player with the most own goals of the World Cup 2026 is A. Cernomordijs of Albania with 1 own goal(s).
Own goals by country at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of own goals per country at World Cup 2026. This concerns the number of own goals a country has received (not conceded).
| # | Country | Own goals received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania |
1 |
| 2 | Israel |
1 |
| 3 | Romania |
1 |
The country with the most own goals of the World Cup 2026 is Albania with 1 own goal(s).
Penalties per player at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of penalties per player at World Cup 2026.
| # | Player | Country | Penalty's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Pohjanpalo | Finland |
2 |
| 2 | R. Lukaku | Belgium |
1 |
| 3 | L. Modric | Croatia |
1 |
| 4 | A. Budimir | Croatia |
1 |
| 5 | M. Abu Fani | Israel |
1 |
| 6 | A. Tagybergen | Kazakhstan |
1 |
| 7 | M. Depay | Netherlands |
1 |
| 8 | R. Marin | Romania |
1 |
| 9 | I. Hagi | Romania |
1 |
| 10 | A. Mitrovic | Serbia |
1 |
| 11 | H. Wilson | Wales |
1 |
The player with the most penalties of the World Cup 2026 is J. Pohjanpalo van Finland with 2 penalty('s).
Penalties by country at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of penalties per country at World Cup 2026.
| # | Country | Penalty's |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia |
2 |
| 2 | Finland |
2 |
| 3 | Romania |
2 |
| 4 | Belgium |
1 |
| 5 | Israel |
1 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
1 |
| 7 | Netherlands |
1 |
| 8 | Serbia |
1 |
| 9 | Wales |
1 |
The country with the most penalties of the World Cup 2026 is Croatia with 2 penalty('s).
Missed penalties per player at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of missed penalties per player at World Cup 2026.
| # | Player | Country | Penalty's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Manaj | Albania |
1 |
| 2 | M. Arnautovic | Austria |
1 |
| 3 | J. Ikaunieks | Latvia |
1 |
The player with the most missed penalties of the World Cup 2026 is R. Manaj of Albania with 1 missed penalties.
Missed penalties by country at World Cup 2026
Below is the number of missed penalties per country at World Cup 2026.
| # | Country | Penalty's |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania |
1 |
| 2 | Austria |
1 |
| 3 | Latvia |
1 |
The country with the most missed penalties of the World Cup 2026 is Albania with 1missed penalties.
World Cup top scorers of all time
Germany's Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer of the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals in 24 matches. Ronaldo from Brazil follows with 15 goals in 19 matches and German Gerd Müller completes the top three with 14 goals in 13 games.
Below is the ranking of all-time World Cup top scorers.
| # | Player | Country | Goals | Matches | Average | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miroslav Klose |  Germany |
16 | 24 | 0,67 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 2 | Ronaldo |  Brazil |
15 | 19 | 0,79 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | Germany |
14 | 13 | 1,08 | 1970, 1974 |
| 4 | Just Fontaine |  France |
13 | 6 | 2,17 | 1958 |
| 5 | Pelé | Brazil |
12 | 14 | 0,86 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| 6 | Sándor Kocsis |  Hungary |
11 | 5 | 2,20 | 1954 |
| 6 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Germany |
11 | 17 | 0,65 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 8 | Helmut Rahn | Germany |
10 | 10 | 1,00 | 1954, 1958 |
| 8 | Gary Lineker | England |
10 | 12 | 0,83 | 1986, 1990 |
| 8 | Gabriel Batistuta |  Argentina |
10 | 12 | 0,83 | 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| 8 | Teófilo Cubillas |  Peru |
10 | 13 | 0,77 | 1970, 1978, 1982 |
| 8 | Thomas Müller | Germany |
10 | 16 | 0,63 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 8 | Grzegorz Lato | Poland |
10 | 20 | 0,50 | 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 14 | Eusébio |  Portugal |
9 | 6 | 1,50 | 1966 |
| 14 | Christian Vieri | Italy |
9 | 9 | 1,00 | 1998, 2002 |
| 14 | Vavá | Brazil |
9 | 10 | 0,90 | 1958, 1962 |
| 14 | David Villa |  Spain |
9 | 12 | 0,75 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 14 | Paolo Rossi | Italy |
9 | 14 | 0,64 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 14 | Jairzinho | Brazil |
9 | 16 | 0,56 | 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| 14 | Roberto Baggio | Italy |
9 | 16 | 0,56 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 14 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany |
9 | 19 | 0,47 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 14 | Uwe Seeler | Germany |
9 | 21 | 0,43 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| 23 | Guillermo Stábile | Argentina |
8 | 4 | 2,00 | 1930 |
| 23 | Leônidas | Brazil |
8 | 5 | 1,60 | 1934, 1938 |
| 23 | Ademir | Brazil |
8 | 6 | 1,33 | 1950 |
| 23 | Óscar Míguez |  Uruguay |
8 | 7 | 1,14 | 1950, 1954 |
| 23 | Rivaldo | Brazil |
8 | 14 | 0,57 | 1998, 2002 |
| 23 | Rudi Völler | Germany |
8 | 15 | 0,53 | 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 23 | Diego Maradona | Argentina |
8 | 21 | 0,38 | 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 30 | Oldřich Nejedlý | Czech Republic |
7 | 6 | 1,17 | 1934, 1938 |
| 30 | Lajos Tichy | Hungary |
7 | 8 | 0,88 | 1958, 1962, 1966 |
| 30 | Careca | Brazil |
7 | 9 | 0,78 | 1986, 1990 |
| 30 | Johnny Rep | Netherlands |
7 | 13 | 0,54 | 1974, 1978 |
| 30 | Andrzej Szarmach | Poland |
7 | 13 | 0,54 | 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 30 | Luis Suárez | Uruguay |
7 | 13 | 0,54 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 30 | Hans Schäfer | Germany |
7 | 15 | 0,47 | 1954, 1958, 1962 |
| 30 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
7 | 17 | 0,41 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 38 | Josef Hügi |  Switzerland |
6 | 3 | 2,00 | 1954 |
| 38 | Oleg Salenko |  Russia |
6 | 3 | 2,00 | 1994 |
| 38 | György Sárosi | Hungary |
6 | 5 | 1,20 | 1934, 1938 |
| 38 | Max Morlock | Germany |
6 | 5 | 1,20 | 1954 |
| 38 | Erich Probst | Austria |
6 | 5 | 1,20 | 1954 |
| 38 | Harry Kane | England |
6 | 6 | 1,00 | 2018 |
| 38 | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy |
6 | 7 | 0,86 | 1990 |
| 38 | Davor Šuker | Croatia |
6 | 8 | 0,75 | 1990, 1998, 2002 |
| 38 | James Rodríguez |  Colombia |
6 | 8 | 0,75 | 2014, 2018 |
| 38 | Helmut Haller | Germany |
6 | 9 | 0,67 | 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| 38 | Hristo Stoichkov |  Bulgaria |
6 | 10 | 0,60 | 1994, 1998 |
| 38 | Diego Forlán | Uruguay |
6 | 10 | 0,60 | 2002, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Neymar | Brazil |
6 | 10 | 0,60 | 2014, 2018 |
| 38 | Asamoah Gyan |  Ghana |
6 | 11 | 0,55 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands |
6 | 12 | 0,50 | 1994, 1998 |
| 38 | Rob Rensenbrink | Netherlands |
6 | 13 | 0,46 | 1974, 1978 |
| 38 | Rivellino | Brazil |
6 | 15 | 0,40 | 1970, 1974, 1978 |
| 38 | Bebeto | Brazil |
6 | 15 | 0,40 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 38 | Arjen Robben | Netherlands |
6 | 15 | 0,40 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Zbigniew Boniek | Poland |
6 | 16 | 0,38 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 38 | Thierry Henry | France |
6 | 17 | 0,35 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 38 | Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands |
6 | 17 | 0,35 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Robin van Persie | Netherlands |
6 | 17 | 0,35 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Mario Kempes | Argentina |
6 | 18 | 0,33 | 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 38 | Lionel Messi | Argentina |
6 | 19 | 0,32 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 38 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany |
6 | 25 | 0,24 | 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 64 | Pedro Cea | Uruguay |
5 | 4 | 1,25 | 1930 |
| 64 | Silvio Piola | Italy |
5 | 4 | 1,25 | 1938 |
| 64 | Gyula Zsengellér | Hungary |
5 | 4 | 1,25 | 1938 |
| 64 | Peter McParland |  Northern Ireland |
5 | 5 | 1,00 | 1958 |
| 64 | Tomáš Skuhravý | Czech Republic |
5 | 5 | 1,00 | 1990 |
| 64 | Juan Alberto Schiaffino | Uruguay |
5 | 6 | 0,83 | 1950, 1954 |
| 64 | Geoff Hurst | England |
5 | 6 | 0,83 | 1966, 1970 |
| 64 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |  Denmark |
5 | 6 | 0,83 | 2002, 2010 |
| 64 | Alessandro Altobelli | Italy |
5 | 7 | 0,71 | 1982, 1986 |
| 64 | Kennet Andersson |  Sweden |
5 | 7 | 0,71 | 1994 |
| 64 | Fernando Morientes | Spain |
5 | 7 | 0,71 | 1998, 2002 |
| 64 | Romário | Brazil |
5 | 8 | 0,63 | 1990, 1994 |
| 64 | Marc Wilmots | Belgium |
5 | 8 | 0,63 | 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| 64 | Mario Mandžukić | Croatia |
5 | 8 | 0,63 | 2014, 2018 |
| 64 | Valentin Ivanov | Russia |
5 | 9 | 0,56 | 1958, 1962 |
| 64 | Emilio Butragueño | Spain |
5 | 9 | 0,56 | 1986, 1990 |
| 64 | Roger Milla |  Cameroon |
5 | 9 | 0,56 | 1982, 1990, 1994 |
| 64 | Tim Cahill |  Australia |
5 | 9 | 0,56 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 64 | Hans Krankl | Austria |
5 | 10 | 0,50 | 1978, 1982 |
| 64 | Romelu Lukaku | Belgium |
5 | 10 | 0,50 | 2014, 2018 |
| 64 | Ivan Perišić | Croatia |
5 | 10 | 0,50 | 2014, 2018 |
| 64 | Raúl | Spain |
5 | 11 | 0,45 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 64 | Garrincha | Brazil |
5 | 12 | 0,42 | 1958, 1962, 1966 |
| 64 | Johan Neeskens | Netherlands |
5 | 12 | 0,42 | 1974, 1978 |
| 64 | Fernando Hierro | Spain |
5 | 12 | 0,42 | 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| 64 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
5 | 12 | 0,42 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 64 | Landon Donovan |  United States |
5 | 12 | 0,42 | 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 64 | Henrik Larsson | Sweden |
5 | 13 | 0,38 | 1994, 2002, 2006 |
| 64 | Michel Platini | France |
5 | 14 | 0,36 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 64 | Zico | Brazil |
5 | 14 | 0,36 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 64 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina |
5 | 14 | 0,36 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 64 | Edinson Cavani | Uruguay |
5 | 14 | 0,36 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 64 | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
5 | 15 | 0,33 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 64 | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany |
5 | 18 | 0,28 | 1966, 1970, 1974 |
Best English top scorers are Gary Lineker (10x), Harry Kane (6x) and Geoff Hurst (5x).
All-time top scorers per World Cup
The first top scorer of the World Cup was Guillermo Stábile of Argentina in 1930. The last top scorer of the World Cup was Harry Kane of England in 2018.
Below is the list of all-time top scorers per World Cup.
| Year | Player | Country | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Guillermo Stábile | Argentina |
8 | 4 |
| 1934 | Oldřich Nejedlý | Czech Republic |
5 | 4 |
| 1938 | Leônidas | Brazil |
7 | 5 |
| 1950 | Ademir | Brazil |
8 | 6 |
| 1954 | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary |
11 | 5 |
| 1958 | Just Fontaine | France |
13 | 6 |
| 1962 | Garrincha | Brazil |
4 | 6 |
| 1962 | Vavá | Brazil |
4 | 6 |
| 1962 | Leonel Sánchez |  Chili |
4 | 6 |
| 1962 | Flórián Albert | Hungary |
4 | 4 |
| 1962 | Valentin Ivanov | Russia |
4 | 4 |
| 1962 | Dražan Jerković |  Yugoslavia |
4 | 6 |
| 1966 | Eusébio | Portugal |
9 | 6 |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller | Germany |
10 | 6 |
| 1974 | Grzegorz Lato | Poland |
7 | 7 |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes | Argentina |
6 | 7 |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy |
6 | 7 |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker | England |
6 | 5 |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy |
6 | 7 |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria |
6 | 7 |
| 1994 | Oleg Salenko | Russia |
6 | 3 |
| 1998 | Davor Šuker | Croatia |
6 | 7 |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
8 | 7 |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Germany |
5 | 7 |
| 2010 | Thomas Müller | Germany |
5 | 7 |
| 2010 | Wesley Sneijder | Netherlands |
5 | 7 |
| 2010 | David Villa | Spain |
5 | 7 |
| 2010 | Diego Forlán | Uruguay |
5 | 7 |
| 2014 | James Rodríguez | Colombia |
6 | 5 |
| 2018 | Harry Kane | England |
6 | 7 |
In 1986 Gary Lineker was World Cup top scorer with 6 goals and in 2018 Harry Kane scored the most goals (also 6).
Criteria for the Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the FIFA World Cup. If two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists is decisive.
If there is still a tie after taking assists into account, the total number of minutes played in the tournament is considered, with the player who has played the fewest minutes ranked first. A Silver Boot and a Bronze Boot are also awarded to the second- and third-highest scorers, respectively. Vragen aan ChatGPT
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The 2026 World Cup top scorer is the footballer who scores the most goals. The most assists of the 2026 World Cup are provided by the player with the most passes leading to goals.
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