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A number of players still have a chance to win the Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup thanks to the third-place match.
England will meet France in the third place match, and Spain and Argentina will meet in the final.
Lionel Messi leads the scoring race with 8 goals, tied with Kylian Mbappe, but Al-Barghout has more assists in the tournament.
Meanwhile, England’s Jude Bellingham has 6 goals, like his compatriot Harry Kane, compared to 5 goals for Ousmane Dembele and Mikel Oyarzabal.
As for Erling Holland, his career ended in the quarter-finals with 7 goals after Norway were knocked out by England.
Despite its statistical importance, the game for the third place remains psychologically difficult for the football players after being eliminated from the semi-finals.
Match for third place and decide the winner of the Golden Boot
And I mentioned BBC Network In his report, the decision of the England and France coaches whether to include their stars could be a decisive factor in determining the identity of the winner of the Golden Boot.
At the 2018 World Cup, coach Gareth Southgate made five changes to England’s squad for the third-place match against Belgium compared to the semi-final.
Despite the participation of Harry Kane, he failed to score, but he maintained his top scorer list and was crowned with the “Golden Boot”.
The history of the World Cup has witnessed 7 players being crowned with the Golden Boot after scoring in the third place match.
The goals of 4 of them were decisive for winning the award: German Thomas Muller in 2010, Croatian Shuker in 1998, Italian Salvatore Schillaci in 1990, Brazilian Leonidas in 1938.
On the other hand, three players scored in the 3rd place match but would have won the award without them: Poland’s Gregor Lato 1974, Portugal’s Eusebio 1966 and France’s Just Fontaine 1958.
Harry Kane is looking forward to revenge on Messi, who prevented him from reaching the 2026 World Cup, while Kylian Mbappe lost to the Argentine in the final of the last edition.
