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2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Race Tracker: Havertz, Balogun, Ayari Share Lead
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Fox Sports·about 11 hours ago

2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Race Tracker: Havertz, Balogun, Ayari Share Lead

Who'll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

The race is on for who'll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament's most closely watched storylines.

Several of the world's top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition's leading goalscorer.

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 challenge for the award.

But keep an eye on USA's Folarin Balogun, who had a two-goal effort in the win over Paraguay.

The USA striker has gone from +125000 (pre-tournament) to +4000 (currently) to win the award.

2 Goals Yasin Ayari (Sweden)Kai Havertz (Germany)Folarin Balogun (USA) 1 Goal Ramin Rezaeian (Iran)Elijah Just (New Zealand)Maxi Araújo (Uruguay)Abdulelah Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia)Emam Ashour (Egypt)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 (USA)Mauricio (Paraguay)Cyle Larin (Canada)Jovo Lukić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia)Julián Quiñones (Mexico)Raúl Jimenez (Mexico)Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea) Own Goals Mohamed Hany (Egypt; 1)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 total)Julián Alvarez: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 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 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 total) Last 5 Golden Boot Winners

Sources: Fox Sports

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