- Messi and Mbappé romping through World Cup with dazzling display of history-making goals AP News
- Messi? Mbappé? Haaland? Who is likely to become this World Cup’s top scorer? CNN
- All-time greatest: who is the highest goalscorer in World Cup history? The Guardian
- World Cup 2026 golden boot: Messi, Mbappe, Haaland & Kane in race for the ages – who will win? BBC
- World Cup goal leaders: Lionel Messi leads Golden Boot race, but Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are closing in Yahoo Sports