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 France's Round of 32 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, in Argentina's final group game against Jordan, Messi came on in the 60th minute, and it took very little time for him 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.
On Thursday, Mikel Oyarzabal also threw his hat in the ring after his brace in Spain's 3-0 win over Austria in the Round of 32.
Let's dive into the updated Golden Boot odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 3.
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Golden Boot Winner 2026 Kylian Mbappé: +125 (bet $10 to win $22.50 total)Lionel Messi: +140 (bet $10 to win $24 total)Harry Kane: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)Erling Haaland: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)Mikel Oyarzabal: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)Vinícius Júnior: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)Ousmane Dembélé: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)Cristiano Ronaldo: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)Jonathan David: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)Ismael Saibari: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 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 and Kane have five, and Ousmane Dembélé, Mikel Oyarzabal and Vini Jr.
are tied in third with four.
Kane Rising: Kane's brace on Wednesday against DR Congo pushed England into the Round of 16, giving it a 2-1 win.
Kane is now up to 13 goals, tied with Just Fontaine for the sixth-most of any man in World Cup history.
He also became the first English player to score twice in a World Cup knockout match since Gary Lineker vs.
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.
Sources: Fox Sports
