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World Cup Golden Boot GFX

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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Deschamps picks 'clear' World Cup favourites - and it's not France

Didier Deschamps has downplayed France's status as the leading contenders for the World Cup crown, instead pointing towards a European rival as the team to beat. Speaking ahead of Les Bleus' opening fixture against Senegal, the veteran coach insisted that while his side harbours domestic ambitions, they do not currently hold the mantle of the world's strongest team.

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Ballon d'Or holder Dembele out to alter his World Cup legacy

Four years ago in Qatar, Lionel Messi ended the GOAT debate by leading Argentina to victory over France in the World Cup final. There was a player on the other team, though, who actually appeared to have sufficient talent to potentially reopen it one day. After all, Kylian Mbappe had actually pipped Messi to the tournament's Golden Boot by outscoring the Argentine No.10 in that epic encounter in Lusail thanks to the first hat-trick in a World Cup final since Sir Geoff Hurst all the way back in 1966.

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Standings

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
11FC Motown II crestFC Motown II65102151616
D
W
W
W
W
11Ironbound crestIronbound6510157816
W
W
D
W
W
13Hickory crestHickory7502168815
W
L
W
L
W
14Charlotte Eagles crestCharlotte Eagles94231314-114
L
D
L
W
D
15Western Mass Pioneers crestWestern Mass Pioneers6411138513
W
D
W
L
W
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