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World Cup 2026 Golden Boot standings: Messi at No.1

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

Belgium player ratings Egypt GFX

Big Rom to the rescue! Lukaku helps Belgium earn Egypt draw

Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to help Belgium avoid defeat in their World Cup opener, with the veteran striker playing a pivotal role in Mohamed Hany putting through his own net to earn the Red Devils a 1-1 draw with Egypt in Seattle. Rudi Garcia's men went into the Group G opener unbeaten in all competitions since March of last year but they looked set to slump to a shock defeat after Emam Ashour's terrific 19th-minute strike from outside the area.

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Standings

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
6AFC Bournemouth crestAFC Bournemouth38131875854457
D
D
W
W
D
7Sunderland crestSunderland381412124248-654
W
W
D
D
L
8Brighton & Hove Albion crestBrighton & Hove Albion381411135246653
L
L
W
L
W
9Brentford crestBrentford381411135552353
D
D
L
W
L
10Chelsea crestChelsea381410145852652
L
W
D
L
L
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