2026 World Cup Golden Boot Race: Messi Leads but Mbappé and Haaland Are Hot on His Heels
The second round of the 2026 World Cup turned into a goal-fest as Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland each scored twice in their matches. Messi struck a brace to give Argentina a 2-0 win over Austria and became the all-time World Cup top scorer with 18 goals. At 39, he looks rejuvenated and silences any retirement talk. Mbappé matched that tally with two goals in France’s 3-0 victory over Iraq, drawing level with Miroslav Klose on 16 World Cup goals. Still in his prime, he remains poised to challenge Messi’s new record. Haaland scored twice in Norway’s thrilling 3-2 win over Senegal. His team revolves around him, giving him a clear path to more goals. I predict Mbappé could edge out the competition, but with Messi you never know.
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