Germany forward Kai Havertz and Sweden midfielder Yasin Ayari have joined USA striker Folarin Balogun at the front of the pack in the race for the adidas Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at FIFA World Cup 2026™.
Balogun, the 25-year-old Monaco player, struck twice in the first half of the co-hosts’ 4-1 win over Paraguay in their opening Group D encounter at Los Angeles Stadium, becoming the first player to score multiple goals for the Stars and Stripes in a World Cup match since 1930.
Arsenal ace Havertz then bagged a brace for Germany in their resounding 7-1 win over World Cup newcomers Curaçao in the Group E opener in Houston on 14 June, with Ayari scoring a superb brace in Sweden’s 5-1 victory over Tunisia later the same day.
With several of the 48 teams involved in the tournament still to take to the field, there is sure to be significant further movement in the coming days and weeks. – FIFA.com
Adidas Golden Boot standings
Two goals
Folarin Balogun (USA) – zero assists, 77 minutes played
Yasin Ayari (Sweden) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
Kai Havertz (Germany) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
One goal
Deniz Undav (Germany) – two assists, 31 minutes played
Alexander Isak (Sweden) – two assists, 94 minutes played
Nathaniel Brown (Germany) – one assist, 77 minutes played
Hwang Inbeom (Korea Republic) – one assist, 87 minutes played
Viktor Gyokeres (Sweden) – one assist, 100 minutes played
Mikel Svanberg (Sweden) – zero assists, 13 minutes played
Giovanni Reyna (USA) – zero assists, 17 minutes played
Cyle Larin (Canada) – zero assists, 20 minutes played
Oh Hyeongyu (Korea Republic) – zero assists, 28 minutes played
Amad Diallo (Côte d’Ivoire) – zero assists, 43 minutes played
Mauricio (Paraguay) – zero assists, 53 minutes played
Nestory Irankunda (Australia) – zero assists, 64 minutes played
Jovo Lukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – zero assists, 65 minutes played
Jamal Musiala (Germany) – zero assists, 69 minutes played
Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) – zero assists, 72 minutes played
USA v Paraguay | Group D | FIFA World Cup 2026™ | Highlights
Watch highlights of the match between USA and Paraguay played at Los Angeles Stadium on Friday 12 June at 18:00 (local time).
Felix Nmecha (Germany) – zero assists, 77 minutes played
Raul Jimenez (Mexico) – zero assists, 79 minutes played
Julian Quinones (Mexico) – zero assists, 82 minutes played
John McGinn (Scotland) – zero assists, 86 minutes played
Ismael Saibari (Morocco) – zero assists, 92 minutes played
Daichi Kamada (Japan) – zero assists, 99 minutes played
Keito Nakamura (Japan) – zero assists, 99 minutes played
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) – zero assists, 99 minutes played
Netherlands v Japan| Group F | FIFA World Cup 2026™ | Highlights
Watch highlights of the match between Netherlands and Japan played at Dallas Stadium on Sunday 14 June at 15:00 (local time).
Ladislav Krejci (Czechia) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
Connor Metcalfe (Australia) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
Omar Rekik (Tunisia) – zero assist, 100 minutes played
Livano Comenencia (Curaçao) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
Breel Embolo (Switzerland) – zero assists, 103 minutes played
Vinicius Jr (Brazil) – zero assists, 104 minutes played
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