Lionel Messi has become the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup 2026, but who won in FIFA’s new Power Rankings? Know the latest rankings of Messi, Ronaldo and other star players.
FIFA Power Rankings: FIFA World Cup 2026 has now reached its most exciting phase. The group stage is over and now the knockout matches have begun. In such a situation, every match will be like ‘do or die’. The eyes of football fans around the world are now focused not only on the teams but also on the performance of the star players. Especially fans want to know who scored the most goals and which player is at the top in FIFA’s new power ranking. Let us know…
Lionel Messi became the player with the highest goalscorer
Argentina’s famous footballer Lionel Messi fifa world cup 2026 Performed brilliantly in the group stage. He scored 6 goals in just 3 matches and became the leading goalscorer of the tournament. Not only this, including all the seasons of different FIFA World Cups, Messi now has a total of 19 goals in his name, which is the most goals by any player in the men’s Football World Cup history.
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Apart from Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappe, Brazil’s Vinicius Junior and Norway’s Erling Haaland have also performed brilliantly and scored 4 goals each.
Not Messi, Germany’s player number-1 in power ranking
Messi leads in terms of goals in FIFA 2026, but he is not at the first place in FIFA’s new Power Rankings. Actually, this time FIFA has implemented the power ranking system for the first time to assess the performance of the players. In this, players are given points in three different categories, attacking, creativity and defending. On the basis of these points their overall ranking is decided.
Deniz Undav wins power ranking
- Germany striker Deniz Undav is at first place in FIFA’s latest power rankings. He got 8.36 points in attacking, 6.78 points in creativity and 4.70 points in defending.
- Whereas, Lionel Messi is in second place. He has got 8.34 points in attacking, 6.43 points in creativity and 5.14 points in defending. After this, Kylian Mbappe is at third place and Vinicius Junior is at fourth place.
- The most surprising thing is that Cristiano Ronaldo is far behind in this list at 79th position.

Who is Deniz Undav?
Deniz Undav, 29, is a star striker for Germany and plays for VfB Stuttgart in club football. In this World Cup, he also performed brilliantly by coming on the field as a substitute in many matches. Till now he has scored 3 goals and has also given assist in 2 goals. Because of his such performance, he has got the first place in FIFA’s power ranking. Now in the knockout matches, football fans will keep an eye on star players like Messi, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Deniz Undav and Cristiano Ronaldo. It will be interesting to see who plays the biggest role in helping their team win the World Cup.
Most searched questions
1. Who has scored the most goals in FIFA World Cup 2026?
Argentina’s Lionel Messi has scored 6 goals in 3 matches in the group stage and is the leading goalscorer.
2. Which player holds the first position in FIFA Power Rankings?
Germany striker Deniz Undav is at first place in FIFA’s latest power rankings.
3. Where is Cristiano Ronaldo ranked in the FIFA Power Rankings?
Cristiano Ronaldo is ranked 79th in the latest power rankings for the FIFA World Cup 2026.