By Toby TAIWO
Ahead of the 2026 World Cup semi-final fixtures taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, France top striker is leading the drive for FIFA Golden Boot ahead of Lionel Messi.
Though, he has scored eight goals as Messi, he currently tops the list with 11goal contributions, one more than the Argentina captain.
The France captain has scored eight goals and provided three assists so far.
The former Paris Saint-Germain star is ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who has eight goals and two assists.
Below are the players with the most goal contributions at the World Cup:
Kylian Mbappe – 11 goal contributionsLionel
Messi – 10 goal contributions
Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembele, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane – 7 goal contributions
Johan Manzambi, Michael Olise, Mikel Oyarzabal, Julian Quinones, Ismaila Sarr, Deniz Undav, Vinicius Junior – 5 goal contributions
