Two things have undoubtedly been true this summer: The superstars are shining, and the Golden Boot odds seem to be changing every minute.
After recording his second brace of the tournament in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Sweden, Kylian Mbappé is now up to 18 career World Cup goals, one shy of tying Lionel Messi for the most in World Cup history.
Mbappé is now also up to 10 knockout stage goals, extending his record for the most in World Cup history.
Meanwhile, after coming into Argentina's final group game against Jordan in the 60th minute on Saturday, it took very little time for Messi to put one in the back of the net.
Messi's 80th minute free kick gave him his sixth goal of the tournament, setting the record for most consecutive matches with a goal in the World Cup (7).
Messi is now up to 19 career World Cup goals, extending his record for the most by any man or woman in World Cup history.
With Mbappé and Messi now tied on six goals apiece, the Golden Boot race is becoming one of the defining storylines of the tournament and is shaping up to be one of the most historic in World Cup history, as both generational stars continue chasing records.
Let's dive into the updated Golden Boot odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 1.
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Golden Boot Winner 2026 Kylian Mbappé: +100 (bet $10 to win $20 total)Lionel Messi: +145 (bet $10 to win $24.50 total)Ousmane Dembélé: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)Harry Kane: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)Erling Haaland: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)Vinícius Júnior: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)Cristiano Ronaldo: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)Mikel Oyarzabal: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)Jonathan David: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)Lamine Yamal: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total)Ismael Saibari: +7000 (bet $10 to win $710 total) Here's what to know about this oddsboard: The Tally: Messi and Mbappé are tied for the most goals this tournament with six, Haaland has five, while Ousmane Dembélé and Vini Jr.
are tied in third with four.
With Mbappé scoring two goals in his first knockout stage match against Sweden, Messi will look to respond on Friday against Cape Verde.
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.
Then, in Argentina's second game against Austria, Messi scored twice to put some space between himself and Klose.
Finally, 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.
Mbappé, with his offensive performance so far this tournament, now has 18 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 Overshadowed: While overshadowed by another great Mbappé performance, Erling Haaland scored his fifth goal of the tournament on Tuesday, tapping one into the back of the net in the 86th minute of Norway's 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast.
Haaland's game-winning goal has set up a marquee matchup with Brazil on Sunday in the Round of 16.
Haaland now only sits one goal behind Messi and Mbappé in the Golden Boot standings.
Sources: Fox Sports
