Messi is currently in the lead in the World Cup 2026 top scorer race! Current status of pursuers Kane, Mbappé and Haaland
FIFA World Cup 2026, score ranking updated at the end of the seventh day of the tournament. A thorough analysis of the chaotic situation in which Messi scores three points with a hat trick, while Europe's fiercest players score two points.

As of the end of the seventh day (June 18th) of the FIFA World Cup 2026, Argentina's Lionel Messi is comfortably in the lead after scoring three goals thanks to his hat trick the previous day. Messi's overwhelming start has already had a huge impact on the outcome of the Golden Boot Award race. The two-scorer group includes seven players who represent European , including England's Harry Kane, France's Kylian Mbappe, and Norway's Erling Haaland, and they are all set to take the lead.














