Top scorer in FIFA World Cup 2026: Check who now leads the current and all-time World Cup scoring list

France striker Kylian Mbappe became the all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history after scoring twice in France's 6-4 defeat to England in the third-place playoff on Saturday.

The two goals took Mbappe's World Cup tally to 22 in 22 appearances, moving him ahead of Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who has scored 21 goals in 33 matches. Messi will have an opportunity to add to his total when Argentina face Spain in Sunday's final, which is expected to be his last World Cup appearance.

Mbappe also ended his third World Cup campaign with 10 goals, placing him at the top of the Golden Boot standings, two ahead of Messi.

Mbappe reaches milestone in just 22 World Cup matches

The Real Madrid forward achieved the record across three World Cup editions. He scored four goals in 2018 and eight in 2022 as France reached consecutive finals, defeating Croatia before finishing runners-up to Argentina four years later.

Speaking after the match, Mbappe said he would have preferred to be preparing for the World Cup final despite reaching the historic milestone.

"Messi is going to score on Sunday, that's for sure. I'm just trying to help my team win. When you score a lot of goals at the World Cup, it puts you in a certain category," Mbappe said.

"I would have preferred not to be the all-time top scorer and to be playing tomorrow's match. It's good in terms of legacy, but today it's not the first thing on my mind."

FIFA World Cup all-time top scorers

Following Mbappe's brace against England, the updated list of the FIFA World Cup's all-time leading scorers is:

Rank	Player	Country	Goals	Matches
1	Kylian Mbappe	France	22	22
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	21	33
3	Miroslav Klose	Germany	16	24
4	Ronaldo	Brazil	15	19
5=	Gerd Müller	West Germany	14	13
5=	Harry Kane	England	14	18
7	Just Fontaine	France	13	6
8	Pele	Brazil	12	14
9=	Sandor Kocsis	Hungary	11	5
9=	Jurgen Klinsmann	West Germany/Germany	11	17
9=	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	11	27