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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
Folarin Balogun (USA)
1 goal
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
Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay; 1)
Favorites to win the Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Harry Kane: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Mikel Oyarzabal: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 in total)
Folarin Balogun: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Erling Haaland: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Lionel Messi: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Cristiano Ronaldo: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Julián Álvarez: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 in total)
Kai Havertz: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Lamine Yamal: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
Michael Olise: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
Raphinha: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Vini Junior: +3300 (bet $10 to win $340 total)
Lautaro Martínez: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 in total)
Igor Thiago: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Romelu Lukaku: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Cody Gakpo: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Ousmane Dembélé: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 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
