World Cup 2026 Shock: Could Third Place Play-Off Goals Decide the Golden Boot Winner?

World Cup 2026 Shock: Could Third Place Play-Off Goals Decide the Golden Boot Winner?

Race for the Golden Boot 2026

  • Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)
  • Lionel Messi (8 goals)
  • Erling Haaland (7 goals)
  • Jude Bellingham (6 goals)
  • Harry Kane (6 goals)

Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane

Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane (Image credit: Getty Images)

Who was the first Golden Boot winner to score in the third place play-off?

Brazilian forward Leonidas (L) controls the ball in front of a Swedish defender during the World Cup soccer match for third place between Brazil and Sweden 19 June 1938 in Bordeaux. Leonidas scored twice to help Brazil beat Sweden 4-2. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO / STAFF

Brazilian Leonidis won the 1938 World Cup Golden Boot (Image credit: STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Brazil‘s Leonidas was the first Golden Boot winner to score in the World Cup third place play-off.

The man who was said to have invented the bicycle kick bagged a brace as the Selecao beat Sweden 4-2 to finish third at the 1938 tournament.

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