USA forward Folarin Balogun is the early leader in the race for the adidas Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at .
The 25-year-old Monaco player struck twice in the first half of the co-hosts' in their opening Group D encounter at Los Angeles Stadium, becoming the first player to score multiple goals for the Stars and Stripes in a World Cup match since 1930.
But with only eight teams from the 48 involved in the tournament having taken to the field so far, there is sure to be significant further movement in the coming days and weeks.
Folarin Balogun (USA) – zero assists, 77 minutes played
Hwang Inbeom (Korea Republic) – one assist, 87 minutes played Giovanni Reyna (USA) - zero assists, 17 minutes played Cyle Larin (Canada) – zero assists, 20 minutes played Oh Hyeongyu (Korea Republic) – zero assists, 28 minutes played Mauricio (Paraguay) – zero assists, 53 minutes played Jovo Lukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – zero assists, 65 minutes played Raul Jimenez (Mexico) – zero assists, 79 minutes played Julian Quinones (Mexico) – zero assists, 82 minutes played Ladislav Krejci (Czechia) – zero assists, 100 minutes played
Last updated 23:30 EST Friday, 12 June
The adidas Golden Boot will be awarded to the player who scores the most goals in the final competition. If two or more players score the same number of goals, the number of assists (as determined by the members of the FIFA Technical Study Group) shall be decisive.
If two or more players are still equal after taking into account the number of assists, the total minutes played in the tournament will be taken into account, with the player playing fewer minutes ranked first.
Sources: FIFA Official
