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Who will win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race for who will score the most goals in the tournament has begun and will become one of the most followed stories of the tournament.
Several of the best forwards in the world will seek to finish as the competition's top scorer. Kylian Mbappé enters the tournament after winning the Golden Boot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi and Mikel Oyarzabal are among the other players expected to compete for the award.
But you have to keep an eye on the American Folarin Balogun, who scored two goals in the victory over Paraguay. The American forward has gone from +125,000 (before the tournament) to +4,000 (currently) to win the award.
2 goals
Yasin Ayari (Sweden)
Kai Havertz (Germany)
Folarin Balogun (USA)
1 goal
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden)
Mattias Svanberg (Sweden)
Omar Rekik (Tunisia)
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)
Keito Nakamura (Japan)
Daichi Kamada (Japan)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands)
Felix Nmecha (Germany)
Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany)
Jamal Musiala (Germany)
Nathaniel Brown (Germany)
Deniz Undav (Germany)
Connor Metcalfe (Australia)
Nestory Irankunda (Australia)
John McGinn (Scotland)
Ismael Saibari (Morocco)
Vinícius Júnior (Brazil)
Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
Gio Reyna (United States)
Mauritius (Paraguay)
Cyle Larin (Canada)
Jovo Lukić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia)
Julián Quiñones (Mexico)
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico)
Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)
Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea)
Own goals
Miro Muheim (Switzerland; 1)
Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay; 1)
Favorites to win the Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Harry Kane: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Mikel Oyarzabal: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)
Kai Havertz: +950 (bet $10 to win $105 total)
Erling Haaland: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Folarin Balogun: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Lionel Messi: +1900 (bet $10 to win $200 total)
Vinícius Júnior: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 in total)
Julián Álvarez: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 in total)
Cristiano Ronaldo: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Lamine Yamal: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Michael Olise: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Raphinha: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Jamal Musiala: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Lautaro Martínez: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 in total)
Romelu Lukaku: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Cody Gakpo: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Ousmane Dembélé: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 in total)
The last 5 winners of the Golden Boot
- 2022 (Qatar): Kylian Mbappé (France) – 8 goals
- 2018 (Russia): Harry Kane (England) – 6 goals
- 2014 (Brazil): James Rodriguez (Colombia) – 6 goals
- 2010 (South Africa): Thomas Müller (Germany) – 5 goals
- 2006 (Germany): Miroslav Kloše (Germany) – 5 goals
