Latest World Cup 2026 Golden Boot Odds & Favorites After Lionel Messi & Kylian Mbappe Goals
The World Cup Golden Boot award is presented to the player who has scored the most goals across the tournament.
At the time of writing, Lionel Messi leads the scoring charts at the tournament with five goals in two games, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are joint second with four goals each, and Jonathan David and Deniz Undav both have three.
Both Messi and Mbappe were in form on Matchday 2, as both scored twice in 2-0 and 3-0 wins for their nations. Take a look at the latest World Cup Golden Boot odds with Fanatics Sportsbook below.
World Cup 2026 Golden Boot Favorites - Latest Odds
- Lionel Messi +190
- Kylian Mbappe +200
- Harry Kane +500
- Erling Haaland +900
- Mikel Oyarzabal +2200
- Vinicius Junior +4000
- Cristiano Ronaldo +5000
Lionel Messi
Odds: +190
Lionel Messi has scored all five of Argentina's goals at the World Cup so far, with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Algeria, followed by a brace in a 2-0 victory against Austria. By scoring those goals, Messi broke Miroslav Klose's World Cup goalscoring record of 17 goals - Messi now has the record, with 18 to his name.
At the start of the tournament, Messi was +1500 to win the Golden Boot. He was narrowly beaten to the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup by Kylian Mbappe, as Messi scored seven goals, and Mbappe managed eight. The 2026 tournament is set to be Messi’s final World Cup with Argentina, and he's leaving his mark on the competition.
Kylian Mbappe
Odds: +200
Kylian Mbappe has scored four goals in two games at the 2026 World Cup a the time of writing, with a brace against Senegal followed by two goals against Iraq. France are one of the favorites to win the tournament and have stood out as one of the strongest nations so far. At the start of the tournament, Mbappe was +600 to win the Golden Boot with Fanatics Sportsbook.
He won the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup, scoring eight goals as he led his nation to the final. Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina, but it wasn’t enough for France to lift the trophy. Mbappe will need to continue his current form to keep up with Messi in the race to be top goalscorer.
Harry Kane
Odds: +500
Despite Harry Kane currently tied with 17 other players on two goals in the World Cup so far, England have only played one game at the time of writing, where Kane scored a brace in a 4-2 win over Croatia. That was England's toughest group game on paper, as they are yet to face Ghana and Panama in Group L. Kane was priced at +500 with Fanatics Sportsbook to win the Golden Boot pre-tournament, and remains that price at the time of writing - though he could be priced much shorter after the group stages.
Kane won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup, as he helped England to the semi-final stage. Kane scored six goals in that tournament, including a hat-trick against Panama in the group stage.