Norway's Erling Haaland has claimed sole second place on the 2026 FIFA World Cup top scorers list after raising his tally to 5 goals, netting his second against Côte d'Ivoire in the sides' Tuesday evening round-of-32 encounter.
The Norway striker continued his brilliant tournament form, cutting the gap to just one goal behind leader Lionel Messi of Argentina, who sits atop the scoring charts with 6 goals.
Haaland now leads by one goal the trio of France's Kylian Mbappé, his compatriot Ousmane Dembélé, and Brazil's Vinícius Júnior, who share third place with 4 goals each. The 2026 World Cup top scorers standings to date are as follows:
- 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina): 6 goals
- 2. Erling Haaland (Norway): 5 goals
- 3. Kylian Mbappé (France): 4 goals
- 4. Ousmane Dembélé (France): 4 goals
- 5. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil): 4 goals