---
title: "WC2026 top scorers (with games played)"
method: GET
path: "/v1/wc2026/leaders"
tags: ["nerd"]
---

# WC2026 top scorers (with games played)

`GET /v1/wc2026/leaders`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.bigballsdata.com`
- URL: `https://api.bigballsdata.com/v1/wc2026/leaders`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Lighter sibling of golden-boot: rank, goals, assists, and games_played
per player with a flat per-player team object, no squad filter or FIFA
tiebreaker sort. Explicit tournament_state (pre_tournament until the
first match finishes). Response object keys: tournament_state, leaders[]
(rank, player_id, player_name, team {id, name}, goals, assists,
games_played), updated_at. meta.source is always "aggregator-paid". 60-second
Redis cache.

## Response `200`

ok

- object

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/bigballsdata/apis/big-ball-sports-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/bigballsdata/apis/big-ball-sports-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/bigballsdata/apis/big-ball-sports-api/revisions/31fb54ac414e?raw)