France forward Kylian Mbappe has returned to the front of the pack in the adidas Golden Boot standings, having scored his eighth goal of the tournament in the quarter-final clash with Morocco. He moves back ahead of Argentina legend Lionel Messi, who also has eight goals, by virtue of having more assists than his rival. A host of star names remain in contention, with Norway’s Erling Haaland on seven following his stunning brace against Brazil, while England captain Harry Kane is one goal back on six, after finding the net against Mexico in the Round of 16.
adidas Golden Boot standings
FRA
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
Lionel Messi
 FW |
8
|
1
|
|
3
|
Erling Haaland
 FW |
7
|
0
|
|
4
|
Harry Kane
 FW |
6
|
1
|
|
5
|
Ousmane Dembele
FW |
5
|
2
|
|
6
|
Ismaila Sarr
 FW |
4
|
1
|
|
7
|
Julian Quinones
 FW |
4
|
1
|
|
8
|
Jude Bellingham
MF |
4
|
1
|
|
9
|
Vinicius Junior
 FW |
4
|
1
|
|
10
|
Mikel Oyarzabal
 FW |
4
|
1
|
|
11
|
Deniz Undav
 FW |
3
|
2
|
|
12
|
Johan Manzambi
 MF |
3
|
2
|
|
13
|
Romelu Lukaku
 FW |
3
|
1
|
|
14
|
Charles De Ketelaere
FW |
3
|
1
|
|
15
|
Cody Gakpo
 FW |
3
|
1
|
|
16
|
Brian Brobbey
FW |
3
|
0
|
|
17
|
Elijah Just
 MF |
3
|
0
|
|
18
|
Matheus Cunha
FW |
3
|
0
|
|
19
|
Folarin Balogun
 FW |
3
|
0
|
|
20
|
Raul Jimenez
FW |
3
|
0
|
adidas Golden Boot criteria
The adidas Golden Boot will be awarded to the player who scores the most goals in the final competition. If two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists (as determined by the members of the FIFA Technical Study Group) shall be decisive.
If two or more players are still equal after taking into account the number of assists, the total minutes played in the tournament will be taken into account, with the player playing fewer minutes ranked first.
