Over the first nine days of the tournament, two things have been undoubtedly true: the stars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.
After his goal against Haiti, Vinícius Júnior became the next superstar to throw his hat in the ring.
His odds to win the Golden Boot award have surged from +3500 to +1800 following Brazil's 3-0 win on Friday.
After Lionel Messi's first career World Cup hat trick on Tuesday night, Jonathan David replicated that performance with a hat trick of his own in Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar on Thursday.
David became the first Canadian man or woman to record a hat trick in a World Cup match.
As a result, David has also surged up the Golden Boot oddsboard.
Prior to his hat trick, he was either unlisted across major sportsbooks or priced as a massive underdog at over 100-1.
He is now +2000 to win the award.
So far, both Messi and David have three goals, while Mbappé, Kane, Haaland, and Vinícius Jr.
headline the group of players with two goals.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot race is already shaping up to be historic.
Let's dive into the updated odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of June 19.
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Golden Boot Winner 2026 Kylian Mbappé: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)Harry Kane: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)Lionel Messi: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)Erling Haaland: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)Kai Havertz: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)Vinícius Júnior: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)Jonathan David: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)Johan Manzambi: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)Cristiano Ronaldo: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Lamine Yamal: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Folarin Balogun: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Luis Díaz: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Mikel Oyarzabal: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Jude Bellingham: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total) In the first phase of group stage matches, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland — three of the biggest stars in the world — combined for seven goals, completely reshaping the World Cup Golden Boot race in a matter of hours.
With his first career World Cup hat trick, 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.
Not to be outdone, Mbappé reminded everyone why he entered the tournament as the betting favorite.
The French superstar scored twice in his World Cup opener, as he became France's new all-time leader in goals with 58.
Erling Haaland also added two goals in his World Cup debut.
If Tuesday's theatrics weren't enough, Harry Kane got himself into the action with a brace of his own in England's 4-2 win over Croatia on Wednesday.
With his performance, Kane recorded his third career multi-goal game in a World Cup match, and tied Gary Lineker for the most goals in the World Cup by an England player (10).
Kane is now up to 81 goals for his international career, becoming the tenth man ever to score 80+ international goals, and just the fifth European to do so.
As of Friday night, Messi, Mbappé and Kane are all tied atop the oddsboard at +300 to win the Golden Boot award.
Sources: Fox Sports
