Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.
Lionel Messi is Argentina's savior once again.
At one point, it looked like Argentina was headed home early, effectively ending Messi's bid for his first World Cup golden boot title.
But the defending champions lived up to their name, scoring three goals in a 13-minute span in one of the most improbable comebacks in World Cup history.
After his 83rd minute equalizer, Messi has now scored in nine consecutive World Cup matches, extending his own record for the longest streak.
Messi is now up to 21 career World Cup goals, extending another record, this one for the most goals by any man or woman in World Cup history.
He has now scored eight of Argentina's 14 goals this tournament, and became the first player since the 1960s to score in six straight knockout stage games.
Let's dive into the updated Golden Boot odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 7.
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Golden Boot Winner 2026 Lionel Messi: +100 (bet $10 to win $20 total)Kylian Mbappé: +135 (bet $10 to win $23.50 total)Erling Haaland: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)Harry Kane: +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)Ousmane Dembélé: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Mikel Oyarzabal: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Jude Bellingham: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total) Here's what to know about this oddsboard: The Tally: So far this summer, Messi leads the tournament with eight goals, Mbappé and Haaland have seven goals, Kane has six, and Ousmane Dembélé, Mikel Oyarzabal, and Jude Bellingham are tied with four.
History Made: With his hat trick against Algeria, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men's World Cup history with 16, while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a hat trick, passing Cristiano Ronaldo.
In Argentina's second game against Austria, Messi scored twice to put some space between himself and Klose.
Then, after coming on as a sub in the second half of Argentina's last group stage match against Jordan, Messi added another, this time via a lovely free kick.
Now, after his goal against Egypt, Messi has scored in every game so far this World Cup.
Meanwhile, Mbappé, with his offensive performance so far this tournament, now has 19 career World Cup goals, passing Klose as the second-most in men’s World Cup history.
We are more than likely to see this record go back and forth the rest of the summer.
Haaland Rises: For days, the Golden Boot looked like a two-horse race between Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.
Then on Sunday, Erling Haaland re-arrived.
Haaland scored two goals in the span of 11 minutes to help Norway advance to its first World Cup quarterfinal in its nation's history.
Having netted his third brace of the summer, this is the first time in World Cup history that three different players have scored seven or more goals in a single edition of the tournament.
Sources: Fox Sports
