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World Cup Golden Boot standings: Messi moves ahead of Mbappe

The 2026 World Cup is well underway and so is the race for the prestigious Golden Boot - the award given to the tournament's top scorer. There's a long and winding road to be navigated as 48 nations battle for the top prize, but which star will take home the illustrious award? Here, GOAL tracks the tournament's most prolific stars.

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Winners & losers of the World Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2026 World Cup came to a dramatic conclusion on Saturday, as Austria scored a 96th-minute equaliser against Algeria to qualify for the knockout stage while simultaneously eliminating Iran, who had been set to progress as one of the tournament's third-placed finishers. Elsewhere, Lionel Messi came off the bench to help Argentina maintain their 100 percent winning record with a 3-1 victory over Jordan and, in doing so, the No.10 extended his record-breaking goals tally at the finals to 19.

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How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations made debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan gracing the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It is the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and Cape Verde have achieved the feat of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages, with the African nation to face Lionel Messi's Argentina on Friday.

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'It's a disaster World Cup!' - Iran captain slams FIFA over 'unfair' treatment

Iran captain Mehdi Taremi has criticised FIFA and president Gianni Infantino over what he described as a "disaster" World Cup, accusing organisers of failing to resolve ongoing logistical and visa issues. Head coach Amir Ghalenoei also called on FIFA to stand up to the tournament hosts after claiming his side had been treated unfairly.

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
8	Durban City	30	10	9	11	25	26	-1	39	L D D D D
9	Stellenbosch FC	30	9	10	11	26	30	-4	37	D W D L L
10	Siwelele	30	8	13	9	24	28	-4	37	D W L D W
11	Richards Bay	30	7	13	10	23	30	-7	34	L D D D D
12	TS Galaxy	30	8	8	14	30	38	-8	32	D W D D D

World Cup Golden Boot standings: Messi moves ahead of Mbappe

Winners & losers of the World Cup group stage

How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

'It's a disaster World Cup!' - Iran captain slams FIFA over 'unfair' treatment

Where to watch Iran today? Live soccer streams and TV channels for upcoming games

Egypt vs Iran: Stream, TV channels & where to watch

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