Top Goalscorers at FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage
About This Dataset
Top Goalscorers at FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage
This chart ranks the leading goalscorers during the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage, showing the number of goals each player scored across their team's group matches.
Analysis
Lionel Messi leads the Golden Boot race with 6 goals, edging out a competitive field. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé of France, Brazil's Vinicius Jr, and Norway's Erling Haaland are all level on 4 goals - reflecting a strong European and South American presence at the top of the scoring charts. Messi and Mbappé also lead on goal involvements with 6 each, underscoring their all-round attacking influence. The data highlights France as the nation with the most players among the top scorers, suggesting a particularly potent attacking unit in the 2026 tournament.
Source:
FIFA
Key Findings
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Lionel Messi leads in Goals Scored with 6 in 2026.
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Average Goals Scored in 2026: 4 · median: 4.
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Gap in 2026: Lionel Messi is 1.5× larger than Erling Haaland.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- FIFA
- Coverage
- 5 entities · 2026 · 5 observations
- Measure
- Goals Scored
- Last updated
- 28 June 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
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