{"id":29716,"date":"2026-07-02T11:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-race-harry-kane-draws-level-with-erling-haaland-closes-in-on-lionel-messi-and-kylian-mbappe-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:21:39","slug":"fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-race-harry-kane-draws-level-with-erling-haaland-closes-in-on-lionel-messi-and-kylian-mbappe-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-race-harry-kane-draws-level-with-erling-haaland-closes-in-on-lionel-messi-and-kylian-mbappe-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup Golden Boot race: Harry Kane draws level with Erling Haaland, closes in on Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132130318,imgsize-149616,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/harry-kane.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA World Cup Golden Boot race: Harry Kane draws level with Erling Haaland, closes in on Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9\" title=\"England's Harry Kane (9) celebrates after scoring his side's first goal against Congo in Atlanta. (AP\/PTI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"England's Harry Kane (9) celebrates after scoring his side's first goal against Congo in Atlanta. (AP\/PTI Photo)\">England&#8217;s Harry Kane (9) celebrates after scoring his side&#8217;s first goal against Congo in Atlanta. (AP\/PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>England captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harry-kane\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Harry Kane<\/a> reignited the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot race with a sensational late brace against Congo DR, moving level with Erling Haaland in second place and closing the gap on joint leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lionel-messi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Lionel Messi<\/a> and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Kane&#8217;s two goals inspired England to a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory in the Round of 32, keeping the Three Lions&#8217; World Cup dream alive while throwing the race for the tournament&#8217;s top scorer wide open.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The England skipper now has five goals in the tournament, just one behind Messi and Mbapp\u00e9, who sit atop the standings with six each after the France captain struck twice in Les Bleus&#8217; 3-0 win over Sweden.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Kane joins Golden Boot battle in style<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Facing a shock exit, England trailed for more than an hour after Congo DR took a seventh-minute lead through Brian Cipenga.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side struggled to find a breakthrough as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi denied Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford, while Yoane Wissa struck the post at the other end.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Kane eventually sparked England&#8217;s revival in the 75th minute before completing the comeback with another clinical finish 11 minutes later.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The brace not only sealed England&#8217;s place in the Round of 16 but also propelled Kane into the heart of the Golden Boot contest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"20007481\" type=\"TOPIC\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"FIFA-World-Cup\" source=\"TOPIC\" meta.keywordsubtype=\"sports\" meta.aliasname=\"football world cup,soccer world cup,federation internationale de football association,FIFA 2018,FIFA cup,2018 FIFA world cup,2018 FIFA cup\" meta.msid=\"60378520\" meta.seopath=\"sports\/fifa-world-cup\" meta.entityname=\"FIFA World Cup\" meta.hostid=\"83\" meta.entityid=\"FIFA-World-Cup\" solralias.seotitle=\"FIFA-World-Cup\" solralias.msid=\"60378520\" solralias.title=\"FIFA World Cup\">FIFA World Cup<\/keyword> 2026 Golden Boot standings<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"30\">\n<ul>\n<li>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (France) \u2013 6 goals<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Argentina) \u2013 6 goals<\/li>\n<li>Harry Kane (England) \u2013 5 goals<\/li>\n<li>Erling Haaland (Norway) \u2013 5 goals<\/li>\n<li>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 (France) \u2013 4 goals<\/li>\n<li>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior (Brazil) \u2013 4 goals<\/li>\n<li>Ismaila Sarr (Senegal) \u2013 4 goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Several players remain within touching distance, setting up an intriguing battle as the knockout rounds continue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"34\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three goals each:<\/strong> Deniz Undav (Germany), Johan Manzambi (Switzerland), Julian Quinones (Mexico), Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), Brian Brobbery (Netherlands), Folarin Balogun (USA), Matheus Cunha (Brazil), Elijah Just (New Zealand), Yoane Wissa (Cabo Verde), Jonathan David (Canada), Ismail Saibari (Morocco) and Kai Havertz (Germany)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Another historic milestone for England captain<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Kane&#8217;s heroics also saw him surpass Brazilian legend Pel\u00e9 on the all-time World Cup scoring list.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>His first goal drew him level with Pel\u00e9 on 12 World Cup goals before his winner moved him onto 13, further cementing his place among the competition&#8217;s greatest scorers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>The England captain had already overtaken Gary Lineker as his country&#8217;s leading men&#8217;s World Cup scorer earlier in the tournament and now boasts 20 goals in major international competitions alongside 84 goals in 118 appearances for England.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>England had not won a men&#8217;s World Cup match after conceding first since defeating Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, highlighting the significance of Kane&#8217;s comeback performance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>With Messi and Mbapp\u00e9 leading on six goals and Kane and Haaland breathing down their necks on five, the race for the tournament&#8217;s top scorer promises to be one of the defining storylines of the knockout stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>England will next face co-hosts Mexico in the Round of 16, where Kane will have another opportunity to continue both his remarkable scoring run and his pursuit of the Golden Boot.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-race-harry-kane-draws-level-with-erling-haaland-closes-in-on-lionel-messi-and-kylian-mbapp\/articleshow\/132130310.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England&#8217;s Harry Kane (9) celebrates after scoring his side&#8217;s first goal against Congo in Atlanta. 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