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World Cup 2026 Golden Boot standings

The 2026 World Cup is underway and so is the race for the prestigious Golden Boot - the award given to the tournament's top scorer. There's a long road ahead as 48 nations battle for the top prize, but which star will take home the illustrious award? Here are GOAL's predicted candidates for the prize as we keep track of the tournament's most prolific stars

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Florian Wirtz Germany World Cup GFX

Don't write Wirtz off! World Cup ideal stage to silence doubters

During Liverpool's historically poor run of results last autumn, Florian Wirtz's form became the subject of much debate. Gary Lineker was among those that felt that the No.10 might benefit from being taken out of Arne Slot’s starting line-up, and thus the spotlight. "Don’t think he isn’t suffering at the moment with this," the former England international said on 'The Rest is Football' podcast.

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Standings

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
6Adelaide Blue Eagles crestAdelaide Blue Eagles137242317623
W
L
W
W
W
7The Cove crestThe Cove136252022-220
L
L
L
D
W
8Cumberland United crestCumberland United146172220219
W
L
W
W
L
9Adelaide Cobras crestAdelaide Cobras145092026-615
L
W
L
L
L
10Eastern United FC crestEastern United FC144281731-1414
W
W
D
L
L
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