2026 World Cup: the top 20 most prolific players of the tournament

03.07.26 AET World Cup

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French international Kylian Mbappé leads the way in the ranking of the most prolific players at the World Cup.

With 8 goal contributions (6 goals and 2 assists), the Madrid star shares the top spot with Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who also boasts 8 contributions (7 goals and 1 assist).

Here is the top 10 of the tournament’s most decisive players.

Kylian Mbappé (France): 8 G+A

Lionel Messi (Argentina): 8 G+A

Erling Haaland (Norway): 6 G+A

Ousmane Dembélé (France): 6 G+A

Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal): 6 G+A

Michael Olise (France): 6 G+A

Harry Kane (England): 5 G+A

Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain): 5 G+A

Vinícius Júnior (Brazil): 5 G+A

Deniz Undav (Germany): 5 G+A

Johan Manzambi (Switzerland): 5 G+A

Julián Quiñones (Mexico): 4 G+A

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands): 4 G+A

Folarin Balogun (United States): 4 G+A

Leandro Trossard (Belgium): 4 G+A

Breel Embolo (Switzerland): 4 G+A

Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands): 4 G+A

Alexander Isak (Sweden): 4 G+A

Bruno Guimarães (Brazil): 4 G+A

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 3 G+A

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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