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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

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Matthaus doubles down on Klopp criticism

Germany legend Lothar Matthaus has hit out at Jurgen Klopp for his recent comments regarding Julian Nagelsmann’s tactical choices, insisting that the former Liverpool boss was wrong to "interfere" from the sidelines. Despite Klopp issuing a public apology for his remarks following Germany's dominant 7-1 World Cup opening victory against Curacao, Matthaus believes the damage was already done.

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Standings

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PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
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
11Fulham crestFulham38157164751-452
W
D
L
L
W
12Newcastle United crestNewcastle United38147175355-249
L
W
D
W
L
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