Tracking the top scorers in North America this summer looking to make history.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the most eye-catching names out of the countries at the World Cup. Here's the history behind the nation's name.

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Lionel Messi became the first player in history to score in seven consecutive World Cup games. The 39-year-old scored with a free kick after coming off the bench as Argentina won 3-1 against Jordan. It was Messi's sixth goal of the 2026 World Cup and he leads the Golden Boot race by two goals.

The U.S. has a prominent place in World Cup history. Team USA was one of 13 nations competing in the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay. An American side, that featured six British-born starters, was so much bigger than its opponents that the media nicknamed Team USA the “shot putters.

Here are the top-five goalscorers in the Mexican men's national team's FIFA World Cup history.

DR Congo's run at the 2026 World Cup comes 52 years on from both their disastrous debut at the finals and one of sport's greatest occasions held in Kinshasa.

Erling Haaland scored a stunning game-winner against Ivory Coast to give Norway its first-ever World Cup knockout stage win.

Here's the list of players Mbappe just topped after he scored his ninth knockout-stage goal.