Texas, July 4 -- Norway's star forward Erling Haaland responded with humour to a fan's comment about the Golden Boot race on social media.

In a Snapchat story, Haaland reacted "True " after a fan wrote, "Yo, Messi just scored. Don't think you're getting that golden boot, mate."

Argentina's Lionel Messi leads the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot race with 7 goals, followed closely by France's Kylian Mbappe with 6 goals. Erling Haaland and Harry Kane are also firmly in the mix with 5 goals each.

Messi's record-breaking spree at the ongoing FIFA World Cup continued as he surpassed late compatriot and football wizard Diego Maradona for most assists in the history of the FIFA World Cup.

During his side's hard-fought extra-time 3-2 win over ...