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World Cup Golden Boot standings: Messi moves onto seven

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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Romero plays hero as Messi, Argentina suffer massive scare

Cristian Romero scored an extra-time winner, Lionel Messi grabbed a goal, but Argentina were given a real scare by Cape Verde in an uncomfortable 3-2 win to advance to the World Cup Round of 16. Argentina surrendered the lead twice, and needed extra time to finally gain daylight from a Cape Verde side that, in truth, deserved so much more.

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Standings

Apertura

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Alianza Lima crestAlianza Lima1712413082240
D
W
W
D
W
2Los Chankas crestLos Chankas1710432521434
D
L
W
D
L
3Cienciano crestCienciano17103434221233
W
D
L
W
W
4Universitario de Deportes crestUniversitario de Deportes178542415929
W
D
L
D
W
5FBC Melgar crestFBC Melgar178452920928
W
D
W
D
W

Liga 1 Clausura

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1ADC Juan Pablo II crestADC Juan Pablo II00000000
2Alianza Atletico crestAlianza Atletico00000000
3Alianza Lima crestAlianza Lima00000000
4Asociacion Deportiva Tarma crestAsociacion Deportiva Tarma00000000
5Atletico Grau crestAtletico Grau00000000
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