In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich 's Harry Kane scored a hat-trick after coming off the bench in his team's 5-0 win over Stuttgart. Meanwhile, Napoli lead the Serie A table after an important win over Juventus with Rasmus Højlund scoring a brace. Inter and AC Milan also won their games as they occupy second and third spots respectively.

The Inter Miami star will turn 39 during next summer’s World Cup but finished as the outright top scorer in CONMEBOL qualifying, scoring twice as many as two of his compatriots who have been in fine form for their European clubs, Inter’s Lautaro Martinez and Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez.

The successful spot kick was Mbappé’s 60th goal in 2025; the superstar forward has scored 53 goals for Real Madrid and seven for France. The only other player in club history to score 53 goals in a calendar year is Cristiano Ronaldo, who achieved the feat five times.

Kylian Mbappe's European Golden shoe defence is being challenged by the likes of Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.

With Lionel Messi’s Argentina among the winners and Kylian Mbappé’s France among the losers, the FIFA 2026 World Cup Draw has now mapped out each nation’s path through the tournament. The draw for the 2026 World Cup is complete,